Forty-nine years ago, soft rock band Steely Dan released "Deacon Blues"—a song that became a career-defining masterpiece ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

Dylan put his own spin on the song with The Band during the legendary 1967 basement sessions.

Smithsonian Folkways brings decades of blues history to vinyl in a well sequenced 2LP set with good sound, a solid pressing, and much to discover. I love compilation albums. Anyone who grew up on ...

For fans of classic blues-rock music, the early 1970s produced some of the genre’s greatest albums. Bands like The Allman Brothers Band,ZZ Top, and Led Zeppelin transformed Delta blues into ...

Lonnie Johnson’s Blues & Ballads gets an audiophile-grade vinyl reissue via Bluesville and Craft. Intimate, detailed blues for hot summer nights. As summer kicks into high gear and the heat starts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZZ Top have recorded some great blues songs over the years – none of them better than the one on which Billy Gibbons played a ...