With today’s passing of Earl Scruggs at age 88, we returned to a stirring tribute to the three-finger banjo style of this Country Music Hall of Famer by Ricky Scaggs. You May Also Like: Marty Stuart, April 7, 2017: Shows I’ll Never Forget

Jerry “Boogie” McCain, the Alabama-born blues harmonica player, has died at age 81. He was best known for a double-sided 1960 hit, “She’s Tough”/”Steady” — the A-side of which was later redone by the Fabulous Thunderbirds. You May Also Like: Denise LaSalle, Soul-Blues Belter (1939-2018): An Appreciation Left Lane CruiserRead More

Check out David Lee Roth’s hand-written lyrics for the song “Blood and Fire,” one of the stand-out tracks from Van Halen’s new project A Different Kind of Truth. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown

Drummer Roger Taylor is bringing the Queen Extravaganza stateside, serving as producer and musical director for his band’s official tribute show. The Queen Extravaganza concerts feature five musicians (two guitars, bass, drums and keyboards) and four vocalists, hired after a series of Internet auditions, performing nearly 40 Queen songs overRead More

Expect ZZ Top’s forthcoming new Rick Rubin-helmed recording to have a lean, old-school feel — similar, in a way, Mescalero, but with fewer tracks, according to Billy Gibbons. You May Also Like: ZZ Top’s “El Diablo,” “Thunderbird,” “Rough Boy” + Others: Gimme Five Supersonic Blues Machine – West of Flushing,Read More

Ellis Marsalis would have had a sweeping impact as a musical innovator and longtime educator even if he hadn’t parented a series of famous jazz-playing sons.

Sacramento, CA-based experimental guitarist Ross Hammond has been making records since 1999, and his latest one Adored features his Quartet of himself, Vinny Golia on saxophones, Alex Cline on drums and Steuart Liebig on electric bass. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond and Kevin Corcoran – ‘Music For Lighthouses 2’Read More

Sporting one of the most hilarious names imaginable, the Jelly Bean Bandits were (and in fact, still are, as they reunited several years ago) actually a lot cooler than their silly handle suggests. Tight and attentive, yet raunchy enough to win the approval of “Pebbles” and “Nuggets” groupies, the NewRead More