Halloween is the perfect time to explore the darker side of blues rock. Long before horror movies became an October ...

Smithsonian Folkways brings decades of blues history to vinyl in a well sequenced 2LP set with good sound, a solid pressing, and much to discover. I love compilation albums. Anyone who grew up on ...

More than 80 years after “It Hurts Me Too” was first recorded, Foghat is bringing the blues classic back into the spotlight. The iconic band behind Billboard hits “Slow Ride,” “Fool for the City,” and ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

The blues was the genre of the decade back in the 1950s, and plenty of young people that decade couldn’t get enough of it. But if you were born a bit later, you might have missed the blues boom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty-nine years ago, soft rock band Steely Dan released "Deacon Blues"—a song that became a career-defining masterpiece despite ...

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness. The fourth studio album closes with “When The Levee Breaks,” which begins ...

Comeback albums are a form of redemption for blues rock artists. After battling health crises, commercial indifference, addiction, or simple ...

Blues music and romance share an intimate relationship that has resonated through generations, making the genre the ultimate soundtrack for love’s complicated journey. From smoky nightclubs to quiet ...