Branford Marsalis

"When Music Is Tight It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

Luther Dickinson & Sisters Of The Strawberry Moon

Amy LaVere, Vocals/Upright Bass

Kansas Joe McCoy

Raymond, MS - Older Brother Of The Blues Accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy; Husband Of Memphis Minnie - Major Component In The Burgeoning Chicago blues Scene, 1930 - Like Many Blues Musicians Of His Era, Joe McCoy's Grave Site Was Originally Unmarked. A Tribute Concert Was Held In October 2010 To Celebrate The Music Of Joe And Charlie McCoy To Buy Gravestones For Each Of Them; They Were Installed On May 31, 2011

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Dervish

Formed County Sligo, Ireland 1989 - Renowned For Live Performances, Matching Dazzling Sets Of Tunes With Stunning Interpretations Of Traditional Irish Songs

Rockin' Johnny & Quique Gomez

Keith Secola

Ambassador Of Native Music; One Of The Most Influential Artists In The Field Today - Native Music Hall of Fame Honoree - Seven-Time Native American Music Award Winner

Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

Online Suggestion Stream

Asleep At The Wheel

Composer: Richard M. Jones - Roots That Pre-Date Blues; Two Spiritual Songs From The 1800's Have Been Identified As Antecedents: "I'm A-Trouble In De Mind"' 1827 And "I'm Troubled In Mind"' 1880 - Lyle Lovett And His Large Band Appearing At Meijer Gardens 7/26

Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves

Two Women On The Forefront Of American Traditional Acoustic Music; Seasoned Musicians Exploring The Boundaries Of Appalachian Stringband Music

Vol Stevens

Founding Member Of The Memphis Jug Band - The Influential Band Was As A Training Ground For Musicians Who Would Go On To Carve Out Careers Of Their Own

The Jazz Jesters ft. Midge Williams

Vintage! Highly-Respected Swing Singer Of The 1930's

COMPILATIONS

A Music Genre That Can Be Traced To The 1820's In Lisbon, Portugal

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Delaney & Bonnie

Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett's Final Album As A Couple; Divorcing In 1973

Mary Rademacher

GR Flavor!

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Reed Turchi & His Kudzu Choir

Dead Horses

Sarah Vos And Daniel Wolff

Nanci Griffith

Robert Nighthawk

The Blues Spotlight: An An Important Figure In The Transitional Development Of Blues From Its Mississippi Roots To Its New Home In The City. His Slide-Guitar Work, With Its Combination Of Rhythmic Drive And Subtle One-String Runs, Was Learned In The Delta Juke-Joints But Its Effects Were Heard Many Years Later In The Clubs And bars Of Chicago In The Post WWII Era. Famed For His Cool, Composed Vocal Style And His Influential Slide Guitar Sound, Achieved by Sliding A Piece Of Brass Pipe Along The Guitar Frets. Nighthawk's roots Were So Deep Into the Delta Soil He Had Trouble Staying Away. Robert McCullum Passed On In 1967

Robert Nighthawk

The Blues Spotlight: November 30, 1909 Arkansas - November 5, 1967 Arkansas

Chet Baker

'820 Jazz' - Johnny Griffin, Tenor Saxophone...Al Haig, Piano...Paul Chambers, Bass...Philly Joe Jones, Drums...Chet Baker, Trumpet - - - - - - Chet Baker Was A Sometime Singer, A Good-Looking Matinee Idol, A Heroin Addict, And One Of The Most Creative Trumpeters In Jazz History. A Proponent Of The West Coast Jazz Movement, Baker Traveled To New York For this Album, Surrounding Himself With East Coast Musicians, All Part Of A More Aggressive Style Of Playing Meeting Baker Somewhere In The Middle, Pushing Him To Create Some Of His Career’s More Interesting Work; Another Interesting Stop On His Musical Journey.

The Sacred Shakers

One Of Eilen Jewell's Many Side Project Featuring An All-Cast Of Boston Roots Musicians

J.D. Crowe & The New South

Reworking Lefty Frizzell, 1965

Chance McCoy & The Appalachian String Band

Award-Winning Founding Member Of Old Crow Medicine Show

Beats Settin' Home

GR Flavor!

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Molly Tuttle