Grant Britt

It's been a while since Robert Plant stood bare-chested onstage alongside Jimmy Page, holding forth about black dogs and golden staircases. After Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980, the two stars reunited off-and-on through the 1980s and ’90s, but in the 21st century, Plant has bounced back — and

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was already earning a reputation as a youthful tender of the blues when he made Kingfish, his 2019 debut on Alligator records. Just 18 years old at the time, Ingram already had the sound, the skills, and the determination to advance as well as represent the blues

It all stated with a sandwich and a dream. More than 50 years later, the best of Austin venue Antone’s legendary run is honored on a new compilation, Antone's 50th Allstars: 50 Years Of the Blues. Port Arthur, Texas native Clifford Antone's family ran a

Opening your latest release by striding along in the footsteps of a gaggle of high steppers who already walked all over Howlin' Wolf's classic “Killing Floor” is a hell of a way to go. Wolf's original was daunting enough, with Hubert Sumlin's unique

Resurrecting the spirit of Patsy Cline was no problem for the 16 women tapped to represent the country legend last year at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. A bevy of country singers, not to mention a couple of rockers, showed up on that famous stage to honor Cline in a

When Koko Taylor opened her mouth, the world listened. The Memphis native made Chicago her home base when she was 24, working as a house cleaner during the day and hitting the clubs at night, working her way up quickly to sitting in with the area's top musicians.