The rock world is mourning the loss of The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder. The founding keyboardist passed away on Wednesday, April 24, at age 82. Pinder was a member of the popular British group from its ...
The history of blues music is drenched in melancholy. So it’s no surprise when some of the most gut-wrenching blues tunes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think about the roots of blues music—the raw honesty, the pain wrapped in poetry, the joy carved out of hardship—I think of Ma Rainey. Her voice was more than a sound; it was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...
The holiday spirit, powerful though it may be, just doesn't work for everybody: Some folks simply hate the season. Maybe they're lonely, maybe they're broke, maybe they're depressed, maybe they're ...