Read the stories of four of our favorite American blues musicians to see how they ended up with some of the best nicknames of all time.
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Shoutin’ Out: A Crash Course on Blues Shouting
A closer look at the tradition of “blues shouting” in the early 1930s and ’40s, which helped inspire the creation of rock ‘n’ roll out of jazz and gospel.
On October 24, 1962, James Brown’s ‘Live At the Apollo’ Was Recorded
On this day, 57 years ago, James Brown and his Famous Flames recorded what would become one of the most earth-shattering funk and soul albums of all time.
7 Incredible Forgotten Names in Delta Blues
Get to know some of the forgotten legends of an already-legendary American genre of music, the blues, in this historical deep dive into obscurity.
On August 17, 1959, Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue” Was Released
A brief history of how Miles Davis’ 1959 classic “Kind Of Blue” came to be, and the album’s impacts on all kinds of musical communities.
That Time Keith Richards Found Muddy Waters Painting the Ceiling at Chess Studios
55 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released their “5×5” EP, the recording session in which they serendipitously met their blues idol, Muddy Waters.
A Brief-ish History of the Drum Kit
Got 10 minutes to learn about the history of the drum kit as we know it today? We talk about how individual drums, players, and genres helped the kit evolve.
Bach’s Worldview Was Way Different from Ours – On “Musical Theology”
In Bach’s pre-Enlightenment time, understanding how and why he composed his music might lead contemporary composers to new and exciting areas. Learn more.
On This Day in 1971, Pink Floyd Received a Bill for Thousands of Dead Fish
Today marks the anniversary of an outdoor concert to remember — one that proved deadly for thousands of pond-dwelling fish. Read to learn more.
“Woven” Medieval Welsh and Celtic Chord Patterns Look a Lot Like Binary Code!
These historic patterns made up the basis for medieval lyrical songform. How do these strange numeric codes work to convey harmonic information?