King Alex was a bluesman for nearly 60 years. Primarily as a bass player, he was a sideman to Albert Collins, Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Little Hatch. He was also a member of The Kansas City Turnpikes, one of the few Kansas City blues acts of the '50s,... ...[more]

The both triumphant and turbulent blues life of Boston singer Weepin' Willie Robinson ended tragically Sunday, December 30 after a cigarette Robinson had been smoking in bed caused a fire that engulfed him in flames. Robinson was 81.

The triumphs of Robinson's musical career were numerous, beginning... ...[more]

Imagine record shopping with the use of a time machine. Just think what it’d be like to walk into a record warehouse that had been frozen in time – where there were tens of thousands of LPs, all pressed before 1982 and almost all sealed. What wouldn’t you... ...[more]

10th Annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads

Friday, October 19th
Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Tickets are $40 per night and available by calling 1-800-716-3553. The doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the shows start at 7:15 p.m. All tickets are general admission.

Unlike any blues... ...[more]

Between them all, they've literally sold tens of millions of records. But even musicians the status of Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins and Chris Layton were completely floored when they saw the world's largest selection of audiophile recordings. They freaked out even further when... ...[more]