White’s “old, yet new” vibe again has him brilliantly mixing seemingly unrelated styles.

When I asked Chicken Diamond what’s the name of his upcoming record, he replied, “This is simply named: ‘My Name is Charles ‘Chicken’ Diamond’. Albert Ayler style.” You May Also Like: Chicken Diamond – Skeleton Coast (2018) Chicken Diamond – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (2016) Diamond Hands –Read More

As the reigning champ of blues-rock guitarists after Clapton’s generation, Joe Bonamassa attracts notice whenever he issues new music (and to the great delight of his fans, he does this often). You May Also Like: Joe Bonamassa – Blues of Desperation (2016)

Brent Johnson was born in south Texas, but having spent most of his life in New Orleans, he’s more of a Louisiana guitar slinger than a Lone Star State one. You May Also Like: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, “Fire” (1968): One Track Mind How B.B. King Left UsRead More

New Orleans blues-rock guitarist Brent Johnson is posied to release his debut album, and you can say he’s paid his dues. You May Also Like: Leslie Johnson – The Leslie Johnson Project (2015) Julee Johnson, “So on Top of the World” (2020): One Track Mind

A Day In Nashville might as well have been a day at the beach for the virtuosic blue-rock guitarist Robben Ford. You May Also Like: Robben Ford + Warren Haynes, “High Heels and Throwing Things” (2015): One Track Mind Robben Ford with Keb Mo + Robert Randolph, “Justified” (2015): OneRead More

There’s a different attitude surrounding these recordings, which find Tommy Castro collaborating with a tough new group of blues-rock loving youngsters. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser – Beck In Black (2016) Steve Earle, “The Tennessee Kid” from Terraplane (2015): One Track Mind

Cassie Taylor brings the same sort of hard-bitten focus on truth telling, and the same frisky sense of experimentation, that’s surrounded her father Otis’ work. You May Also Like: Otis Taylor, “Cold at Midnight” from Hey Joe Opus / Red Meat (2015): One Track Mind Taylor Penrose, “Gives Me Everything”Read More

Christine McVie was part of a band called Chicken Shack that opened for Fleetwood Mac, giving her an early glimpse at Peter Green’s genius.

You might, with so many deep blues connections, expect 15-year-old Louisiana guitar prodigy Matthew Davidson’s new single to sound rootsy and raw. Instead, he draws in sounds and textures from a stirringly broad musical spectrum. You May Also Like: Sonny Landreth, “Bound by the Blues” (2015): One Track Mind NatalieRead More