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Derek Trucks names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Tedeschi Trucks Band slide maestro reveals his formative influences – from the obvious to the obscure – what he thinks is the "fiercest" guitar solo of all time, and why rhythm guitar is a lost art

Guitar World · Apr 25, 2023

Joe Bonamassa names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The king of modern-day blues-rock on "the greatest rock guitar player that ever was", who he considers "the Frank Sinatra of the blues" and "Immaculate Conception as a guitar player" – and why he regularly apologizes to Eric Johnson

Guitar World · Mar 23, 2023

43 best movies on Disney Plus to watch now (January 2025)

We've gone through Disney Plus to pull the very best of the best from the House of Mouse. Here are the best movies on Disney Plus.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 23, 2023

‘Blue Heaven’ a divine celebration of blues music, icons who created it

If you’re a fan of blues, you’re a fan of this show. Scratch that. If you’re a fan of music, you’re a fan of this show.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2022

Why the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is headed to this small Mississippi Delta town

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

R&B Hall of Fame headed to Mississippi town

The project is the culmination of a 50-year effort to build a hall of fame for R&B musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2022

R&B Hall of Fame headed to small Mississippi Delta town

The National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame is coming to the small Mississippi Delta town of Marks

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

A woman in a man's world

US R&B legend Big Mama Thornton is one of the forgotten "originators", to use Dr John's term for Professor Longhair, of rock'n'roll. The late Alabama native, who died almost exactly 38 years ago on July 25, 1984, recorded the first version of Leiber and Stoller's Hound Dog in 1952. After…

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

The new ‘Elvis’ movie celebrates a man many see as a cultural thief

When Elvis Presley died in 1977, Lester Bangs argued his death marked the end of consensus in American culture.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 24, 2022

Country-soul star Yola: ‘I have a mission. I’m extremely bloody-minded about it’

The Grammy-nominated UK singer on her journey from guesting on dance bangers to starring in Baz Lurhmanm’s Elvis, and her long battle for recognition in the white, male-dominated Americana scene

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022