Words and photos by Ken Billett I navigated my way through a good-sized crowd that occupied lawn chairs, camping chairs, and a couple of wooden…
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2022 International Blues Challenge: Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Right
Elijah Boone strummed a chord on his acoustic guitar and then kicked off his set at Ghost River Brewing Company’s Beale Street taproom and beer…
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Blues Meets Folk: Folk Beef by Mark Edward Stuart
Mark Edgar Stuart is never the type to shy from the difficult subjects. These are trying times in more ways than one. Musicians find themselves…
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At 78, Don Bryant Makes It Sound Easy
Rhythm-and-Bluesman Don Bryant’s new album You Make Me Feel, released in June, is just what the doctor ordered. By Ethan Williford In 2017, Memphis rhythm-and-bluesman…
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