Boogie Woogie Flu

Today is Bob Dylan's birthday, so let's listen to some rarities and non-LP tracks. Below we have Bob's tribute via satellite to ...

In 1922, Nick Lucas recorded the first solo jazz guitar record, for Pathe. Here it is re-recorded a year later for Brunswick. His guitar sty...

Well folks, I'm gonna be out of town for the next several days, in Memphis TN, the jewel of the mid-south and one of my favorite places....

Like his pal T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton was a California bluesman by way of Texas. He cut several sides for the Bihari Brothers and Alad...

In 1952, Hank Thompson cut this gem. It was a #1 hit on the hillbilly charts for three months. A tale about a girl shunning her would-be hus...

From the New York Post: May 3, 2007 -- KINDERGARTEN kids in ritzy L.A. suburb Calabasas have been coming home to their parents and talking a...

I've been feeling a little uninspired to post in the last week or so. So, when in doubt, you can't go wrong with Bo Diddley. This re...

I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist. I wanted to post this a few days ago, but had a hard time finding a copy. Luckily for everyone, Al...

Tampa Red was a triple threat. He played bottleneck guitar, piano, and as heard on these recordings, the kazoo . He also wrote some great s...

For Phil Schaap: Once upon a time there were hipsters. I'm not talking about the people who moved to and ruined your neighborhood and ar...

Before the Nudie suits and the big hair; before Dolly and Norma Jean; before The Grand Ol' Opry and The Porter Wagoner Show; before ...

I can clearly remember the first time I heard Hank Williams. I was probably 9 or 10 and in my father's car listening to WIL in St. Louis...

Jerry McCain, AKA "Boogie" McCain made his first recordings on Trumpet Records before moving over to Excello, where he released th...

In 1956, looking for competition to RCA's recent signing of Elvis, Capitol Records signed Gene Vincent and released this as his first si...