Dec 1, 2019 1:36 PM
Deluxe and Definitive Blues Sets
Michael Robert Frank, founder and CEO of the label Earwig Music, has completed his greatest rescue mission. “I’ve…
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969–Vols. 1 & 2 offers performances by a parade of blues VIPs.
Dec 1, 2019 1:36 PM
Michael Robert Frank, founder and CEO of the label Earwig Music, has completed his greatest rescue mission. “I’ve…
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)
Dec 4, 2020 12:00 PM
From jazz trumpeters and blues guitarists to genre-defining soul singers and avant-garde soothsayers, DownBeat presents…
Otis Rush (1935–2018)
Feb 24, 2020 10:18 AM
Guitarist and vocalist Otis Rush, long revered as a pioneer of Chicago’s blues scene, died on Sept. 29 at age 83. Rush…
Buddy Guy (pictured) was among the many Chicago-based blues musicians who appeared at the city’s annual Blues Fest to pay tribute to guitarist Otis Rush.
Jun 28, 2016 3:26 PM
The annual Chicago Blues Festival always does an admirable job of paying homage to the masters, but rarely has a tribute…
