
Blues Musician Delbert McClinton Discusses Music in the ’60s, Touring, His New Record "Prick of
Multi-Grammy-winning blues artist Delbert McClinton will come to the Granada Theater Saturday, Feb. 18 to promote his new album “Prick of the Litter.” His career has spanned decades and his music has played in the homes of many. The Daily Campus was lucky enough to talk with McClinton about his career and new record. The Daily Campus: What was it like working as an up-and-coming blues artist in the ‘60s? Delbert McClinton: What was it like? Well the best part about it was tha

2017 Blues Music Award Nominees Announced By The Blues Foundation
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will present on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded blues musicians, The Blues Music Awards upholds its rich cultural tradition by honoring the past year's superior achievements in blues performance, songwriting, an

'The Art of the Blues' Captures the Music's Visuals to Sublime Standards
Is there any genre of music more associated with despair, heartache and racial tensions than 20th century blues? The British blues boom of the ‘60s may have emphasised the drama and the bombast of the music’s original form, but much of the context was stripped away in favour of sexual drama. Blues music has that ethereal, haunting quality to its foot-tapping stance. Tunes that defined an era of racial segregation remain a resonant encapsulation of those times. It’s a joy then