Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano, a new box set featuring remastered recordings from music greats such as Chicago's Jimmy Yancy, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. It also ...

Little Willie Littlefield, the blues singer and boogie-woogie pianist who recorded the first version of the rock-and-roll standard “Kansas City” and whose piano work influenced generations of rock and ...

Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport: Cow Cow Blues; Pine Top Smith: Jump Steady Blues; Charlie Spand: Moanin' The Blues; Romeo Nelson: Head Rag Hop; Wesley Wallace: Fanny Lee Blues; Little Brother Montgomery: ...

Veteran English blues performer John Mayall's "reminiscences" here aren't "of great blues figures" but of encounters, often via recordings, of the very best barrelhouse, blues and boogie woogie piano ...

Chase Garrett’s among a small crop of young pianists to move to St. Louis over the last few years, each of them digging into classic veins of American songcraft. Playing around town as a solo act and ...

Pinetop Perkins, 97, a blues pianist who worked with such legendary musicians as Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and B.B. King, died March 21 at his home in Austin from cardiac arrest. Last month, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Renowned pianist Sue Palmer and her Motel Swing Orchestra will take the stage this Saturday at the East Village Blues Fest, held at the Quartyard in downtown San Diego. The performance marks the 25th ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...

Artists from near and far will be descending on Maryport this weekend for the annual Blues Festival. The headlining act has been personally recommended by Buddy Guy, who headlined last year’s festival ...