Guitar International has published rock musician Debra Devi’s award-winning eBook, The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu (with Foreword by Dr. John) — a must-have for blues fans!
Beginning in late July, the Rock’n’Blues Fest will debut featuring five well-known players who were initially inspired to pick up their instruments due to their love for rock and blues: Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Leslie West and Kim Simmonds.
Ever-evolving and improvisational New York guitarist, Wayne Krantz, announces the release of his tenth album, Howie 61, on April 17 through Abstract Logix Records.
In the three years since his last album, Seth Walker moved to Nashville from Austin, wrote songs with friends new and old, and played many, many shows.
D.C. photographer, Craig Hunter Ross, caught a full gauntlet of blues masters at The Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland who paid tribute to the legendary Jimi Hendrix, playing classic Hendrix tracks to the sell out crowd. Eric Gale was on hand with his flipped Strat, along with Brad Whitford, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Buddy Guy and more top musicians. Check out all of Craig’s Experience Hendrix coverage in Gallery 1, Gallery 2 and here in Gallery 3.
Legacy Learning Systems, one of the world’s premier multimedia instructional course and technology companies, announced the Learn & Master Guitar Live artist in residence for March 13 2012 (7pm CST) as blues great Johnny Hiland.
Sirius XM will air a special world premiere of the new Guy Davis CD, The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues, to be played in its entirety, with multiple airings on February 15,18 and 19 as part of a show that includes an exclusive interview with the acclaimed blues singer/songwriter.
Five-time Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Robert Cray will be making an appearance at the Louisville Science Center on Friday, February 10 at 2:00 p.m. to view the new exhibit GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World, presented by AT&T, at the Science Center through April 22.
Severn Records has announced a March 20 release date for Son of the Seventh Son, the label debut from Larry “Mud” Morganfield, son of the legendary Muddy Waters. Severn Records is distributed nationally by City Hall Records.
According to Mark Pucci Meida, hot off the signing of seminal American roots music bands, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Nighthawks, Severn Records has announced the signing of Larry “Mud” Morganfield, son of the legendary Muddy Waters, and will release his label debut CD, Son of the Seventh Son, in early 2012.
