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Eric Gales has a true gift for foregrounding rhythm in his playing, borrowing from elements of funk, jazz, blues and heavy rock. . | Credit: Steve Jennings/Getty Images ...
PLAY Episode Date: March 27, 2025 Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and ...
How to blend rhythm and lead blues guitar like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Richard Barrett. Fri, January 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM UTC. 5 min read.
The Rhythm and Blues Foundation was founded in 1998, primarily by my aunt, Ruth Brown, who um had some issues with the recording industry, and her main issue was that many of the artists from the ...
Roberta Flack, the gifted rhythm and blues singer and pianist, passed away February 24 from cardiac arrest. She was 88 years old. Flack developed ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in ...
From that small acorn, the oak that would become Rhythm and Blues Records took root. The Middlesex-based UK label now boasts some 300 plus soul, rhythm & blues, rock and jazz titles on CD and vinyl ...
The rhythm and blues and jazz singer closed out the first festival, when there was one stage, she told Gambit’s Kaylee Poche , and she’s been a fixture ever since.
GREENVILLE - The public is invited to join the T-L Weston Class of 1995 for a rhythm and blues show this weekend.
Bonnie Raitt, who worked with Brown on her Rhythm and Blues Foundation efforts to recoup royalties for artists, did the honors. As Nehls can attest, Brown continued to do shows into the oughts.
Sam Moore, the Memphis rhythm and blues singer, has died at age 89. He was part of the 1960s hit duo "Sam and Dave," whose hits included "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin.'" ...
Eric Gales is a great example of a modern blues player who has assimilated funk, jazz, blues and heavy rock. Have a listen to ...