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This month marks the centennial of the birth of Elmore James, the king of the electric slide guitar. Though he’s not as well known as some of his fellow Chicago blues musicians, his influence not only ...

Joe Hill Louis, B.B. King and Rufus Thomas appear on a new multi-disc compilation of electric blues, Plug It In! Turn It Up! Blues is so much a part of the fabric of American music and American ...

Blues is so much a part of the fabric of American music and American culture — not only as a defined musical form, but also as a springboard for all kinds of creativity — that it seems crazy to try to ...