Nine O'Clock Blues

There's Been More Than One "King of the Blues"

Marc Applegate — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Once upon a time there were three kings: B. B., Albert and Freddie. Most Blues fans know B. B. and Albert, but Freddie died too young to get the recognition he truly deserved.

Kris Lager Band Doing Double Duty At The Greeley Blues Jam

Marc Applegate — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Most of us tend to identify the Blues with the rural Deep South and urban centers like Chicago and Memphis. The powerful form of self expression we call the Blues has penetrated every corner of America and continues to spread around the World.

Muddy Waters Fades And Rises Again

Marc Applegate — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Most of us think of Muddy Waters as one of the all time legends of the Blues, the standard by which we judge Chicago Blues. There was a time in his career though that he had faded from being the “King Bee” we think of today.

Hello Didgeridoo, I'd Like to Introduce the Blues

Marc Applegate — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000

What do you get when you mix Michigan with the Australian outback? You get Harper and Midwest Kind… and that equals some of the most distinctive music in the whole Blues world.

Nine O'clock Blues: What Color Are The Blues?

Marc Applegate — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0000

A few years ago I saw a 9 or 10-year-old wearing a T-shirt that read “Blues Ain’t Black or White.” That raises the question whether Champion Jack Dupree would have agreed.