Townes Van Zandt, who was a very blue singer-songwriter, is often quoted for stating "There are only two kinds of songs: There's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah." We'll save zip-a-dee-doo-dah ...

Watching the Devil tune his guitar in the middle of the night isn’t how Robert (or Tommy) Johnson imagined he’d be spending his Saturday night. When that ol’ demon started playing songs, fire flew ...

I have a faded copy of the July|August 1965 issue of the magazine Blues Unlimited, which includes an essay, “Working on the Project – T for Texas; T for Toil,” from music historian Paul Oliver. Oliver ...

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While the presently published reviews of Blues Come to Texas are accurate in their breadth they are not so in their depth. The quixotic tale of blues historians Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick is a ...

Former Amarillo rocker Stephen Crane will celebrate the release of his latest blues CD on Saturday. Crane, former lead singer of Baby, one of Amarillo's hottest bands in the 1970s, will bring his ...

SAN ANGELO — The 12th annual Simply Texas Blues Festival is returning to San Angelo this weekend. The free event will be held Saturday, May 22, at the Bill Aylor Memorial River Stage, 401 Orient St.

The Texas blues guitarist who made his national debut at Woodstock is remembered as a man on a mission to spread the gospel of the music. By Phil Gallo, Billboard Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty SXSW ...

Texas blues isn’t just a genre, it’s the heartbeat of the Lone Star State. Born out of struggle and resilience, this music reflects the very soul of Texas. At the forefront of Texas blues was Blind ...

NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - It’s impossible to tell the story of Black History without Blues music, and the story of Blues music in Texas has to include the city of Navasota. The Texas Legislature ...

texasmonthly.com: You have previously said the best thing in the music world to come out of Texas is the “rural blues, gospel, and folk music that came out of East Texas from guys like Lightnin’ ...

With his imposing height and flowing white hair, Texas blues guitarist Johnny Winter cut an intimidating figure as he roamed the stage. The guitarist died at age 70 on Wednesday in Zurich, Switzerland ...