Celebrate Black History Month by listening to these Black musicians with WA connections
Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.
Gene Barge, R&B Saxophonist Who Played on Landmark Hits, Dies at 98
Known as Daddy G, he recorded with Jackie Wilson, Chuck Willis and others, but he was best known for the Gary U.S. Bonds ...
He kickstarted 1970s power-pop with a Gibson SG, a rented acoustic and a gem of a song that remains a classic
Todd Rundgren’s “Couldn’t I Just Tell You”helped revive 1960s-style power-pop in the era when hard-rock and heavy-metal ruled ...
The guitarist to watch out for at this year’s Mahindra Blues Festival
The annual two-day festival to be held at Mehboob Studios, Bandra, on February 8 and 9, will also feature Australian acts ...
John Lee Hooker told us how the blues is supposed to be played
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this ...
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Grace Bowers on Funkadelic, Leslie West and the 10 records that changed her life
Anyone who's heard Grace Bowers' incendiary debut album, Wine on Venus, can hear there's a bit of an old soul inside the 18-year-old wunderkind electric guitar player from Nashville (by way of her ...