Blues

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  The Black Keys' 'Delta Kream' Will Satisfy Blues Purists and Anyone Shopping for a Father's Day Present

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2021

  Just in time for Father's Day, here's the Black Keys covering 11 Mississippi hill country blues songs. With lengthy guitar solos, whirling...

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  Rob Halford Has "Always Wanted to Make a Blues Record"

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2021

  When not Screaming for Vengeance with Judas Priest, Rob Halford has recorded Christmas albums and dreamed of fronting a black metal project...

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  The Black Keys Cover R.L. Burnside's "Going Down South"

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2021

  Dark denim-clad blues rockers the Black Keys are about to release their 10th LP Delta Kream. Before they drop it in full, they've shared a...

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  The Black Keys Return with New Album 'Delta Kream'

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2021

  Nearly two years removed from "Let's Rock," the Black Keys have detailed a blues-inspired follow-up. The duo will release their 10th studio...

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  Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Blues Music Awards Nomination Rescinded over Confederate Flag Imagery

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2021

  Ahead of handing out the hardware at the Blues Music Awards this June, the Blues Foundation has rescinded Kenny Wayne Shepherd's 2021 Blues...

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  Toronto Blues Society Readies Annual Maple Blues Awards

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  The Toronto Blues Society's annual Maple Blues Awards are going virtual for 2021, with streams taking place every Monday in February from a...

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  Gary Clark Jr. Joins Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2021

  In 2019, Baz Luhrmann landed former child actor Austin Butler to star in his forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic, and the project's cast now i...

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  Wendell Pierce (a.k.a. Bunk from 'The Wire') Is Playing B.B. King in a Biopic

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

  Wendell Pierce — the actor best known as playing Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire — has landed himself quite the role. The actor has rev...