American Blues Legends ’79
Producer of the American Blues Legends ’75 album Jim Simpson talks us through the backstories behind the bluesmen on the…
Don’t Call Me Fastfingers
It’s hard to figure out why Jimmy Dawkins doesn’t generally come to mind when folk are talking about the greatest…
Still Travellin’, Still Scufflin’
Today the final part of our series on the American Blues Legends tours of the 1970s kicks off with some…
On The Road With The Blues
Following on from part one of our look back at the American Blues Legends tours and albums, we look at…
Jerry the Killer
Jerry Lee Lewis, photographed by Jim Simpson at West Bromwich Town Hall in 1964 Today I guess that the airwaves,…
Don’t Worry ‘Bout The Bear
The 1970s were good to The Blues. Not only were most of the greats still at their best, the Three Kings…
Koko Taylor
For much of the 1960s, a real highlight for blues fans was provided by the touring American Folk Blues Festivals which played concert halls…
Jay McShann
If you have seen that wonderful film, “The Last of the Blue Devils”, then you will certainly recall the moment that Count…
Roosevelt Sykes: The Honeydripper
I was lucky enough to be regularly on the road during the 1970s with Cousin Joe from New Orleans, and…
Cousin Joe: Gospel-Wailing, Jazz-Playing, Rock n’ Rolling, Soul-Shouting, Tap-Dancing, Bluesman from New Orleans
We were sitting at the back of this single-decker bus, parked in a muddy field in West Flanders, Belgium. The…