Texas blues legend Jimmie Vaughan on longevity, Strats and collabs with a Beatle on the Porky’s Revenge OST

A new Fabulous Thunderbirds box set is bursting with powerful stuff by Jimmie Vaughan & Co. – including an entire unreleased ...
Dallas Observer

The 10 Texas Blues Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Watching the Devil tune his guitar in the middle of the night isn’t how Robert (or Tommy) Johnson imagined he’d be spending his Saturday night. When that ol’ demon started playing songs, fire flew ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Wes Jeans and blues band Texas Flood to headline benefit concert in East Texas

MARSHALL — Award-winning blues artist Wes Jeans says he is excited to return home to Marshall as he plans to play great hits for a great cause at Memorial City Hall Performance Center. The Aug. 23 ...
Click2Houston

Inside the 3rd annual Houston Bluesfest: Celebrating Texas blues, art and the spirit of Houston’s Fifth Ward

HOUSTON – Houston’s deep blues heritage takes the spotlight once again at the third annual Houston Bluesfest, happening Saturday, Nov. 8, at East River 9. The festival celebrates the city’s musical ...
San Antonio Current

Texas blues

To hear Bongo Joe’s music visit our Mixcloud playlist. George Nelson’s 1972 film on the street performer is available on YouTube. Ask longtime San Antonians who recall George “Bongo Joe” Coleman, the ...
Texas Standard

This week in Texas music history: Wayland Seals is born

On Jan. 20, 1912, country artist Wayland Seals was born in Tennessee. When Wayland was seven, his family moved to Eastland County, Texas, so his father could pursue work in the oil fields. These were ...