Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent self titled release, Rick and Friends and it's chocked full of melodic, rock and ...

I just received the newest release, Stand Your Ground , by John Long and it has a great authentic feel. Opening with Homesick James'...

Big Muddy Blues Festival Announces 2014 Artist Line-up   Local acts compliment regional and national touring artists  ...

I just received a copy of the newest release, Beat A Demon , from Rock-n-Rick Patterson and it's really different. Opening with the t...

Mike Henderson was born in Independence, Missouri, just outside Kansas City. He grew up in a household humming with music and he’s gratef...

Aaron Corthen, better known as A.C. Reed (May 9, 1926 – February 24, 2004) was an American blues saxophonist, closely associated with the Ch...

Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (Camden, New Jersey, May 2, 1931 – St. Louis, Missouri, June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organis...

Billy Gales, d April 8, 1993, drummer and singer with Ike Turner band. Not much more info on this guy. If you support live Blues acts, u...

Gene Sedric (June 17, 1907, St. Louis, Missouri – April 3, 1963, New York City) was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He a...

Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973), a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential America...

Charles Ellsworth Russell, much better known by his nickname Pee Wee Russell, (27 March 1906 – 15 February 1969) was a jazz musician. Early ...

Buddy Guy - Guitar and Vocals Otis Rush - Guitar Willie Dixon - Bass Odie Payne - Drums Harrold Burrage - Piano Bob Neely - Tenor Sax Harol...

EDWARD J. EARLEY, JR. - Ed is the "trombone player's" trombone player. He has played with just about everybody in the blues wo...

Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882 – 1961) was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader, and clarinetist. Sweatman was one ...

Bobby Foster’s first records were cut under the direction of Ike Turner when he was based in St Louis in the late 50s for Bill and eponymous...

Got another new one here for ya! Just received the new release, Secretly Famous , from The Rev Jimmie Bratcher . The release opens with Jupi...

WHO IS “MS. SILKY SOL” If you love Etta James, Tina Turner, Chaka Kahn, Jill Scott, Aretha Franklin and Koko Taylor, “You’ve got to experien...

Red McKenzie (William McKenzie) (Oct. 14, 1899, St. Louis, Missouri - Feb. 7, 1948, New York City) was an American jazz musician. He was ...

Guitarist Cash McCall has segued from gospel to soul to blues over a distinguished career spanning more than three decades. Born Morris ...

Jimmy Forrest (January 24, 1920 – August 26, 1980) was an African American jazz musician, who played tenor saxophone throughout his caree...