Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a ...

Materials from Otis Taylor’s decades-long career as an internationally recognized Boulder-based blues banjo artist are now part of an archived collection at the University of Colorado Boulder. Taylor, ...

This Saturday, Chester-based guitarist/singer Chris Kleeman and his trio perform blues and funk. On Friday the 18th, banjo great Tony Trischka and his quartet visit. Kleeman is fairly well known south ...

In Part 2 of our conversation with legendary blues musician Otis Taylor, we dive deeper into his artistic journey, his distinctive trance blues style, and the historical and cultural significance of ...

Since 1995, when his 15 years at The Houston Post ended with that paper’s demise, Steve Olafson has been the Houston Chronicle‘s man in Brazoria County. For a little more than a year, he has also been ...

It’s impossible to say what brought man and banjo together at an early Aurora photography studio back in 1876, but it’s a question that’s been on the minds of local historians for many years – and one ...

Blues, country, folk, and hip-hop music relate in more ways than you know. Blues, country, folk, and hip-hop music relate in more ways than you know. One of the main instruments, used is county music ...

CEDAR FALLS - A punk metal venue would be the last logical place for a blues banjo singer-songwriter performance. But it's the first choice for William Elliott Whitmore. "To me, that's where the fun ...

Down South blues / arr. Dock Boggs -- Country blues / arr. Dock Boggs -- Pretty Polly -- Coal Creek march -- My old horse died / Dock Boggs -- Wild Bill Jones -- Rowan Country crew -- New prisoner's ...

Program notes, biography, and historical information by Kenneth S. Goldstein on container. Performer(s): Obray Ramsay, vocals and banjo. Production notes: Recorded at the Western North Carolina State ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 13—Materials from Otis Taylor's decades-long career as an internationally recognized Boulder-based blues banjo artist are now ...

In this two-part special of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka sits down with renowned blues musician Otis Taylor for an intimate and dynamic conversation.