Blues

Buddy Guy talks legacy, BB King and more: 'I am trying to keep the Blues alive, and I can’t do it by myself'

Back in India to headline the Mahindra Blues Festival at the Mehboob Studio in Bandra, Buddy Guy spoke with Firstpost about the relevance of the Blues today and the pressure to keep the music alive after BB King’s demise

Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and troubled blues guitarist, dies at 73

"He has the sweetest tone I ever heard. He was the only one who gave me the cold sweats," BB King had once said about the guitarist whose career was shortened by psychedelic drugs and mental illness

Google Doodle celebrates late Blues legend BB King on his 94th birth anniversary

Instantly recognisable for his guitar licks and heartfelt vocals, BB King was aptly referred to as "King of the Blues."

John Mayall on 50 years of 'learning, relearning the Blues', and still having fun

Blues legend John Mayall speaks with Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri about his life and work | #FirstCulture

Patio Unplugged: USM's music has a tinge of folk and a healthy dose of the blues

Umang S Mehta (aka USM) is a Mumbai-based musician who quit his thriving law career to play some good ol' blues music.

Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues, passes away aged 76

Ray Thomas, a founding member of rock group The Moody Blues, has died at 76, months before the band is due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Singing the Blues: Grammy-nominated musician Beth Hart is making her India debut

Beth Hart is a Grammy-nominated blues singer who’s been bringing energy and soul to the stage like few other performers, from the early 1990s

Mercedes Benz Colombo Jazz Festival: Second edition of the fest is bigger, better

If ever there was an idyllic setting for holding a jazz festival, the organisers of the Mercedes Benz Colombo Jazz Festival found it.

Mahindra Blues Festival 2017: The seventh edition of Asia's largest blues fest is also its youngest

The Mahindra Blues Festival has grown in talent with every passing year. And just as it gets older, it seems to grows younger as well.

The Rolling Stones' Blue & Lonesome is a return to the band's blues core: What took them so long?

Blue & Lonesome might just be The Rolling Stones’ most inspired work in a long, long time.