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BB King Blues Club

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Living Legend: Honeyboy Carries on the Delta Tradition in 2010

This week marks the end of Black History Month, and if we had to choose one living African American who has made the biggest cultural contribution in the past century, 94-year-old music legend David “Honeyboy” Edwards would seem a pretty clear choice.
One of the only surviving practitioners of true Delta blues, the earliest style of [...]

Royal Crown Revue: Still Swingin’

Everyone was surprised when swing music, of all genres, saw a revival in the grunge-and-punk ’90s.  Bands like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Brian Setzer suddenly dominated the airwaves with their infectious, brass instrument-dominated tunes.  But by the time the swing revival was at its peak, one band had been shaping the scene for almost [...]