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On "Florida Matters Live & Local," blues musician Will Johns talks about how his uncle Eric Clapton was his mentor growing up ...

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson is best known as a sideman to Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, but he could tear up a stage all by ...

Chicago trio Dehd are releasing a new album, Poetry, on May 10 via Fat Possum. Now they have shared its third single, “Alien.” Listen below. “Alien” is about frontwoman Emily Kempf being an ...

Southern blues musician Buddy Flett has passed away at the age of 73. Flett was a fixture at local Shreveport events, playing the Highland Jazz and Blues Festival for 20 years. He was a member of The ...

Taj Mahal’s blues are anything but revivalist or purist. He has recorded with musicians from India, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mali, ...

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Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s musical other half, is easily one of the greatest lyricists of our time. Here are some of his best lyrics, some from his work with Elton, others not. “Your Song” is easily ...