Henry's Blueshouse

Here’s a song to help sustain that festive mood: Jimmy Witherspoon from Gurdon, Arkansas, who first came to attention when he replaced Walter Brown in the Jay McShann Big Band…

“This may be of interest to the good folk at Henry’s. I have just purchased and await delivery of a Henry’s Blueshouse T shirt which I intend wearing to the…

Part four of our Buddy Guy series. Follow the links to catch up on part one, part two and part three. In 1989, Buddy Guy opened his Buddy Guy’s Legends…

Blues-Link was a must-read 1970s publication. It was produced in Barnet, Hertfordshire and edited by Mike Black and assistant editor Alan Balfour. In Blues-Link #3, dated January/February 1974 and priced…

Sam Kennedy and his Band were one of the hits of this year’s Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival. Sam plays guitar and sings, Ian Jennings is on double bass…

Cover photo copyright Jim Simpson Continuing the Buddy Guy story. Follow the links to catch up on part one and part two By 1965 Buddy had established himself so firmly…

Cover photo: copyright Jim Simpson A continuation of last week’s Buddy Guy: The Keeper of The Flame. Buddy Guy left Lettsworth, Lousiana for Chicago, arriving just before the 1957 winter…

Beyond doubt, Buddy is the greatest living bluesman and one of the most important in the rich history of the Blues. This modest, self-effacing man is the acknowledged influence on…

There is no denying that, for many of us, when we first encountered The Blues, discovering the exotic names of so many of the musicians was one of the reasons…

Photo: Merlin Daleman Brooks Williams is an outstanding, finger-picking, rootsy blues guitar man from Statesboro, Georgia. He is a regular and extremely popular performer at the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside…