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1/21/2010
Every time we think the blues has been lost to the sands of time, another generation steps up, grabs a guitar, and re-ignites the torch. "Pride and Joy," "Bad to the Bone," "Lie to Me," - these ten cut …
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1/21/2010
Anyone can sing the blues; only a select few can belt the blues. For every six-string slinger and hurricane harp blower, there's a freight train of a voice right up front, puttin' words to the h …
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1/21/2010
Yes, these tracks are the building blocks of the blues, dating back as many as 75 years, but they still rumble and burn with such raw power that generations of rock stars - from Elvis to the Stones to …
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1/21/2010
They shared the airwaves, the stages, the marquees - and, sometimes, even the songs. Buddy Holly, for instance, covered Chuck's "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," but it's the stut-a-stut-a-stutter of Holly's …
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1/21/2010
Chuck Berry could've been the King of the Blues . . . only he chose to help invent rock 'n' roll instead. Fact is, Berry considered himself a bluesman when he cut what he thought was going to be …
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1/21/2010
Rock 'n' roll may have had a white King, but from its first song to its greatest songs, the royal court had a far different complexion. If Jackie Brenston wasn't the luckiest man in pop history, …
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1/21/2010
When you're such an incredible guitarist, such a pulse-pounding performer, it might get lost on the general public that you're also one of rock's greatest songwriters - but a half-century's worth of mu …
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1/21/2010
For the sake of time and space, it'd be easier to discuss the artists and scenes Chuck Berry didn't influence than the ones he did. But rest assured: that won't stop us. If you're thinking that …
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1/20/2010
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