In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...

If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...

Walking the line between Beethoven and B.B. King, composer/performer Corky Siegel has earned a reputation as one of the world’s great blues harmonica masters. Armed with the creative genius and ...

CARBONDALE — Corky Siegel is known internationally as one of the world’s great blues harmonica players as well as a blues pianist, singer-songwriter and the sole pioneer and composer of award-winning ...

When I first got Inspiration I thought it would be one of those boring novelty records. Besides, who but a confirmed harmonicat would enjoy over 72 solid minutes of harp music? Spinning the first two ...

Buddy Guy, a renowned blues guitarist, advocated for a historical marker to commemorate the birthplace of his friend and fellow musician, Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs. The unveiling ceremony, held in ...

One of the Sarasota and Bradenton area's largest annual music festivals has announced the lineup for this year's event. The 12th annual Bradenton Blues Festival will return Dec. 1-2 to Riverwalk ...

Gymnopedie, Lost John, Tour de Taille, Alfie, Christine, La Companera, Voice, Freight Train Blues, Trust My Baby, Sous le Ciel de Paris, Whammer Jammer, The Ballygow Reel and the Trip to Cullenstown, ...