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Kenny Neal live in Buffalo New York. A very nice, short clip of Kenny and the band playing life outside. Ah, Blues, Summer time, and BBQ, ...

Billy Branch and the Son's Of The Blues with Lurie Bell on Guitar. This was recorded at the American Folk Blues Festival in 1982.

Sherman Robertson live from the Salaise Blues Festival. Very nice clip.

Eric Burdon is still out there making music. Burdon best known as the front man of the 60s band the Animals, is back to making blues music...

Another great interview with Guitar Shorty. This interview is from Press and Sun Bulletin from Binghampton NY . Guitar Shorty is playing ...

People of Palo Alto California, don't realize how lucky they are to have Kenny Neal doing a public access show for them! Kenny Neal, so...

Here is live raw footage of Etta James from last month at the Hollywood Bowl. Thank goodness she is feeling better. GET WELL ETTA!!

Big gig Saturday in Chicago, it is the Crossroads Guitar Festival. It is hard to tell from the website if there are any tickets left. You m...

It was reported earlier today that Etta James was in the hospital. Good news! Etta is in stable condition and should be able to return to ...

A couple of big events from Cibs, the Solo Duo contest, and the Gateway Blues Fest. Here is the press release for both events. Just a note...

Mississippi Fred McDowell playing some delta blues. Not sure where this clip comes from. Possibly from an European TV show.

Classic footage of Bukka white playing and singing the blues.

People who live in the Kansas City area know about Tonganoxie, a small town located west of Kansas City Kansas. I believe it is where the B...

Just got this from Illinois blues about a free blues fest the Spoon River Blues Festival in Canton, IL this Saturday July 28t...

James Harmon is one of the wild ones. I had the pleasure to open for him a couple of times, and he was always a blast to talk to. I also l...

Nice TV appearance of Joe Louis Walker, with the late great Gatemouth Brown.

Here is a B&W clip of Barbara Dane with the Firehouse Five.

Here is another article on the current state of Internet radio. This comes from Great Reporter . Once again it makes the point that indepen...