You don’t get the nickname “Lightnin’” for no reason, especially when you’re a blues artist. Born March 15, 1912, in Centerville, Texas, Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins became one of the most ...

And Spotlight On Drums: Art Blakey - Sabu (Horace Silver); Safari; Ecaroh; Prelude To A Kiss; Message From Kenya; Horoscope; Yeah!; How About You; I Remember You; Opus De Funk; Nothing But Soul; ...

Charles Steadham is no stranger to blues music. He has been playing the blues for years, performing in venues across the South. Not once was he afraid to play onstage in front of a crowd or even to ...

(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 ...