For the fourth consecutive year, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram took home contemporary blues male artist. Other artists who held on to their crowns for a second year in a row were Castiglia – blues rock artist; Danielle Nicole – instrumentalist bass, Curtis Salgado – soul blues male artist; ...
Top Blues Artists Tune Up at Blues and Bones Fest
we now get the chance to look ahead to 2024. We’re always diligently trying our best to stay on the pulse of the ever-evolving musical landscape, and today we’re had the pleasure of compiling a list of artists who we think are in great positions to succeed...
2023 Artists to Watch Abby Holliday Nashville-based Abby Holliday burst onto the scene in 2021 with a handful of singles and an utterly irresistible album that continues to resonate to this day. In no time at all, she established herself as an up-and-coming indie star, and has to date be...
Best of 2023 - Genres - Bluegrass Blues Country Folk Holiday Jazz Pop R&B Rock World - Sub Genres - Acoustic Blues Alt. Rock Americana Country Blues Rock Classic Blues Contemporary Bluegrass Contemporary Blues Contemporary Folk Hot Country
James Cotton was an American blues harmonica player and had the privilege of playing with the greats of his time. Aside from working with numerous blues artists, he also toured and played music with his own band. He became interested in music upon hearing Sonny Boy Williamson on the radio, ...
less mainstream offerings. In 2023, artists continued to reshape their sound and break ground in imaginative ways. While the rest of the world burns around us, we can at least take solace in an amazing soundtrack. As is tradition with any ranked music list, dig in and let the nit-picking...
renowned for music genres such as Makossa, Juju, Highlife, Fuji, and Afrobeat in the past is fast becoming known for genres such as Hip hop, rock, and Rhythm and blues. In recent times, several African music artists have been making waves by producing amazing music that has been Grammy-...
George Butler at Blue Note Records and would record with many prominent artists throughout her musical career. These associations would only help develop her own reputation and introduce her to more and more listeners. One of her most notable recordings wasBlacks and Blueswith the Mizell Brothers....
Defining what bands are nu-metal and what bands aren't is also pretty tricky. Some don't really fit the categorization in full, but were lumped in with the era at the time. We've gone ahead and included those artists, too. You can disagree all you want — that's part of the fun...