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Blues

Jack White - Fear of The Dawn - 2022

The best blues song ever made, according to Jack White

“That’s very, very powerful.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 12, 2023
Martin Scorsese filming The Wolf of Wall Street - 2013

How the blues changed Martin Scorsese forever: “It drifted up from the street”

“The condition of being human. That’s the blues.”

Elle Palmer
Nov 20, 2023
Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi - Geezer Butler - Bill Ward

The blues bands that originally inspired Black Sabbath

A selection of influential outfits outside their metal sphere.

Arun Starkey
Nov 20, 2023
Fred McDowell- The farmer who emerged from the woods and made a masterpiece - 2023

Fred McDowell: The farmer who emerged from the woods and made a masterpiece

“I just love the way he articulates the notes.”

Tom Taylor
Nov 18, 2023
Martin Scorsese in 'Life Itself' - a 2014 American biographical documentary film about Chicago film critic Roger Ebert

The song that changed Martin Scorsese’s life forever: “I listened to it obsessively”

“You’re carried and inspired by its visceral energy.”

Aimee Ferrier
Nov 14, 2023
Did Islam influence the development of the blues?

Did Islam influence the development of the blues?

A fascinating account that’s so often overlooked.

Arun Starkey
Nov 6, 2023
John Lee 'Sony Boy' Williamson I

The curious tragedy of blues star Sonny Boy Williamson I

The blues star remains a rightful icon of the genre.

Kelly Murphy
Sep 18, 2023
Ringo Starr performing in Paris with The Beatles - 1965

The musician Ringo Starr called his “all-time favourite blues player”

One of his key inspirations.

Aimee Ferrier
Aug 26, 2023
Jack White - Fear of The Dawn - 2022

The “irreverent” blues band Jack White adores

Forgotten giants.

Sam Kemp
May 8, 2023
The beginner's guide to Chuck Berry's six best songs

Who is Chuck Berry’s ‘Johnny B. Goode’?

Just like ringin’ a bell.

Sam Kemp
Jan 25, 2023

John Fogerty paid for the gravestone of blues legend Charley Patton

Fogerty helped remember a legend.

Tyler Golsen
Dec 6, 2022

Watch rare footage of Mick Taylor playing with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers in 1968

Stunning.

Sam Kemp
Nov 26, 2022

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