I have a faded copy of the July|August 1965 issue of the magazine Blues Unlimited, which includes an essay, “Working on the Project – T for Texas; T for Toil,” from music historian Paul Oliver. Oliver ...

Townes Van Zandt, who was a very blue singer-songwriter, is often quoted for stating "There are only two kinds of songs: There's the blues, and there's zip-a-dee-doo-dah." We'll save zip-a-dee-doo-dah ...

Texas blues isn’t just a genre, it’s the heartbeat of the Lone Star State. Born out of struggle and resilience, this music reflects the very soul of Texas. At the forefront of Texas blues was Blind ...

Former Amarillo rocker Stephen Crane will celebrate the release of his latest blues CD on Saturday. Crane, former lead singer of Baby, one of Amarillo's hottest bands in the 1970s, will bring his ...

On my way to interview singer Angela Strehli about her new album, “Ace of Blues,” her first solo record in nearly two decades, I stepped inside the front gate of her Novato home and came upon a ...

Seth Walker should be no stranger to Houston audiences from his many years as one of Austin’s hardest-gigging musicians, whose relaxed but precise take on white-man’s blues has built an impressive ...

The titular “Pinky” is the name Austin by way of Ottawa, Canada’s veteran blues woman Sue Foley bestowed to her iconic pink paisley Fender Telecaster. It’s an instrument that has accompanied her for ...

Texas blues rocker Austin Meade will stop in McKinney for a Dec. 10 performance at Hank’s Texas Grill in McKinney in support of his latest album. Freeman Promotions Texas rocker Austin Meade will stop ...

Houston's best-known blues musician, Lightnin' Hopkins, plays the local Sputnik Bar in 1961. Credit: Photo by Paul Oliver/Courtesy of Texas A&M University Press To understand this story, you must ...

While the presently published reviews of Blues Come to Texas are accurate in their breadth they are not so in their depth. The quixotic tale of blues historians Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick is a ...

RICHARDS, Texas-The Longstreet Cemetery is a small one, tucked amid the tall pines of northwest Montgomery County. This place is devoid of sound except for that of birds, wind and the occasional ...

The blues seeps into the very soul of North Texas. From the days of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lead Belly to the heart-stopping melodies of Leon Bridges, the blues undeniably sings Dallas-Fort Worth’s ...