Mr. Barge, who also acted in bit roles in films such as "The Fugitive" and "Under Siege," played sax until he was 92, said ...

“Bo Diddley” reached number one on the rhythm and blues chart, and if its lyrics were more or less lifted from Mother Goose’s “Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say a Word” (he had initially pre ...

The city of Detroit fascinated David Bowie and inspired one of the defining songs of his glam rock period, “The Jean Genie.” ...

Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, and Marty Stuart cast a message to visitors that’s echoed in the state’s tourism slogan: “The Birthplace of American Music.” No state has a more solid claim to ...

When African-American innovators of the 50s met Black Power and Flower Power head on, the psychedelic blues was born. Baby boomer rockers and Chicago blues originators spent a good portion of the ...

His distinctive style is evident in tracks like “Bo Diddley” and “Who Do You Love?” T-Bone Walker’s smooth, sophisticated playing and use of the electric guitar in blues were groundbreaking.

TOP #50 “CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR” (STAY ABOVE WATER) ROOTS MUSIC REPORT. Singer-songwriter-pianist Scottie Miller has toured with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Bo Diddley, has been ...

with covers of blues standards like “Before You Accuse Me,” originally recorded by Bo Diddley, and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” originally recorded by Bessie Smith.