Blues Reviews

John W Troutman – Kika Kila: How The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed The Sound Of Modern Music (University of North Carolina Press)

A stunning, performance-filled ethnomusicological trip.

Chris Adams - The Grail Guitar: The Search For Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze Telecaster (Rowman & Littlefield)

Insightful, emotional autobiography exploring a complex character.

From London's Olympic Stadium to a pub in Tufnel Park: rising star Tyler Bryant goes out on his own after AC/DC support

The Canadians are coming. Let’s get this party started!

An epic trip that breaks on through to the other side.

The soul sensation sells himself short.

Forget Jake and Elwood – these are the real Blues Brothers.

A vital shot of garage-blues direct from the Memphis underground.

The late bloomer makes up for lost time.

Maximum R&B from the man that cannot be stopped.

A revealing wide-angle snapshot of one of the great blueswomen.

The complete 50s singles of an architect of Chicago blues.

King’s Kent Records catalogue mined for blues treasures.

Psych-blues rockers whisk you away to a dreamlike state.

DVD Review: Eagle-dancing veteran bares his soul in Brooklyn.

A stunning follow-up to award-winning Soul Shot album.

New York vocal stylist/songwriter plants her flag.

The refugee blues as sung by a young Sahrawi woman.