Blues Music News--4.25.12

Music notes: Blues legends Clearwater, Cotton play Viper Alley Chicago Daily Herald Cotton is a famed harmonica player who has played with some of the greatest blues musicians of all time (Muddy Waters and BB King among them). Clearwater is a guitar wizard who adds elements of rock 'n' roll, gospel and country to his sound. See all stories on this topic »

Bessie Smith: Music's Original, Bitchinest Bad Girl Huffington Post If you guessed "Courtney Love," you've watched too much VH1 Behind the Music. I'm talking about 1920s blues singer Bessie Smith, and the hot dish I uncovered about her X-rated, rockstar exploits while researching the term "buffet flat" for The Language ... See all stories on this topic »

Buddy Guy Sets the Record Straight With New Book RollingStone.com Guy recently talked to Rolling Stone about penning his life story, the important advice he received from Muddy Waters and the current state of blues music. What made you decide to write a book now? It always crosses your mind. Fifty-five years ago this ... See all stories on this topic » RollingStone.com

'That is my music' Chicago Sun-Times "But if it is any part of 'Love Is Strange' that is my music, man." Williams, 77, appeared with Diddley (who died in 2008) one more time, at the 2002 Chicago Blues Festival. In an interview before that concert, Williams told me, "Mickey was a studio ... See all stories on this topic »

Getahn Ward: Is House of Blues in if medical mart fizzles? The Tennessean One buzz in Nashville real estate circles centers around concert promoter Live Nation shopping the concept of using part of the space for a music and restaurant venue under its "House of Blues" brand. The adjacent Renaissance Nashville Hotel also could ... See all stories on this topic »

Gov't Mule Farmington Daily Times Renowned as one of the most scenic and intimate music festivals in the country, Telluride Blues & Brews takes place in the world-famous resort town of Telluride, Colo., in the heart of the Rocky Mountains 13000-foot mountain peaks. See all stories on this topic »

Feel-good music Phys.Org (press release) From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much more than cause the toe to tap. It can inspire, transport, educate, entertain — and in the right hands, it can even bring about healing. For Concordia University's Sandra Curtis, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Piano Blues' and Clint Eastwood: This and More in Ankeny's Five Things for ... Patch.com Today, Kirkendall Public Library will host the "Piano Blues" music program at 12:15 and 7 pm "Piano Blues" directed by Clint Eastwood, is part of executive producer Martin Scorsese's homage to the blues created for PBS in 2003. See all stories on this topic »

House of Blues eyeing Nashville location The Tennessean One buzz in Nashville's real estate circles is the House of Blues, which is owned by concert promoter Live Nation, has an interest in a music and restaurant venue there. "We're constantly looking at great cities with great music around the country for ... See all stories on this topic »

Telluride Blues & Brews 2012: Phil Lesh, B-52′s, Gov't Mule Reverb By John Hendrickson | April 25th, 2012 | No Comments » Telluride Town Park may be Colorado's most picturesque setting to see live music — even if most of the artists making their way to the canyon this year are all too familiar. See all stories on this topic »