- Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Stompin’ Ground, Alligator
- Kim Wilson, Boogie And Blues Vol. 1, Severn
- Rick Estrin &
Author Archives: Living Blues
Living Blues Radio Chart September 2017
- Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Groovin’ In Greaseland, Alligator
- Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Stompin’ Ground,
Living Blues Radio Chart August 2017
- Cash Box Kings, Royal Mint, Alligator
- Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Groovin’ In Greaseland, Alligator
- The Nighthawks,
Living Blues Radio Chart July 2017
- Cash Box Kings, Royal Mint, Alligator
- Andy T Band, Double Strike, American Showplace
- Selwyn Birchwood,
2017 Living Blues Awards
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Bobby Rush
Blues Artist of the Year (Female)
Rhiannon Giddens
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
William Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
Lurrie Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Billy Branch
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)
Henry Gray
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)
Bob Stroger
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)
Cedric Burnside
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)
Big Jay McNeely
Most Outstanding Musician (Other)
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton – Banjo
Best Live Performer
Bobby Rush
Comeback Artist of the Year
William Bell
Artist Deserving More Attention
Bruce “Mississippi” Johnson
Best Blues Albums of 2016
Album of the Year
Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling – Delmark
New Recordings / Contemporary Blues
Toronzo Cannon – The Chicago Way – Alligator
New Recordings / Southern Soul
William Bell – This Is Where I Live – Stax
New Recordings / Best Debut
Anthony Sherrod &
Living Blues #250 EXTRAS
Investigating the Death of Bessie Smith
by Jim O’Neal
This document contains the full text of Dr. Hugh Smith’s reply to reporter B.J. Skelton as well as some of Skelton’s own observations and an account from Smith’s drummer Dave Oxley.
Living Blues Radio Chart June 2017
- Selwyn Birchwood, Pick Your Poison, Alligator
- Andy T Band, Double Strike, American Showplace
- Taj Mahal &
Living Blues Radio Chart May 2017
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- Monster Mike Welch And Mike Ledbetter, Right Place, Right Time, Delta Groove
- Selwyn Birchwood, Pick Your Poison, Alligator
- Taj Mahal &
Living Blues Radio Chart April 2017
- Coco Montoya, Hard Truth, Alligator
- Monster Mike Welch And Mike Ledbetter, Right Place, Right Time, Delta Groove
- John Primer &
Living Blues Radio Chart March 2017
- Elvin Bishop, Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio, Alligator
- Big Bill Morganfield, Bloodstains On The Wall,
