Article submitted by Michele D'Amour (McDanel) to Kevin Cummings -SSBA newsletter editor There's a sort of alchemy to putting a band together. With a small group, each person's personality and quirks contribute significantly to the [...]
Interview / Edit by Kevin Cummings, SSBA VP / Editor and Billy Spaulding of Soulful 88's The Soulful 88's are a dynamic rockin' blues and classic rock band with a whole lotta' soul, playing classics and [...]
Featured photo by Alex Brikoff The Mark DuFresne Band featuring Billy Stapleton is not your typical blues fare. This spectacular “show band” plays the material like a quintessential Chicago Blues Revue Band. This quartet is [...]
Featured Photo by Dan Hill, Article by Kevin Cummings I recently sat with Stapleton for a couple of hours at his home and it was truly a treat. We know of his guitar skills, but [...]
Featured Image by Ilona Berzups Dan Hill photo STEVE BAILEY The Washington Blues Society members voted Steve Bailey to their Blues Hall of Fame and a prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" - "Best of the Blues" awards [...]
Featured image by Ricki Peto "Booty-shaking contemporary blues with wit and extraordinary substance" says Dave Rubin, a Keeping the Blues Alive Award recipient in Journalism. The CD Woodbury Trio have been performing in the Pacific [...]