The Country Blues

We’re happy to welcome James Leo, our newest contributing writer, to the Country Blues team! He’s added an artist profile for Rocky Lawrence. Check it out!

Interested in writing for the Country Blues? Contact us.

Today, we have two new additions to the Artist Profiles section: Seasick Steve and Dave “Honeyboy” Edwards. Give ‘em a look!

We’ve just added a new artist profile for bluesman Willie Salomon. Check it out and let us know what you think!

We’ve just added a new artist profile for “Bottleneck John” Johann Eliasson. Check it out!

Yep, we’ve hopped on the bandwagon. If you’re on Facebook, become a fan of TheCountryBlues.com and help us expand the community! It’s a great way to receive updates about new articles and features on the site. We’re hoping our Facebook page will make the website more interactive and that it’ll be a place for discussion.

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We’re always on the lookout for artists to add to our Who’s Who List and are currently seeking contributing writers to help us grow!

A new review is up– soulful San Francisco Bay area singer Rabia Yamazawa is featured.

We recently uploaded new reviews. Contributing writer Len Poche wrote a profile of Steve James, and we also featured Mississippi-to-New York transplant Lowry Hamner. Plus, we added PHOTOS of John Kay (formerly of Steppenwolf, who had always been an acoustic blues musician); Murali Coryell-son of jazz great Larry Coryell, and a wonderful blues musician on his own right; Lowry Hamner; Beale Street, Memphis, street musicians Ben Prestage and Richard Johnston, and a photo of the late folk-blues multi-instrumentalist Mindy Jostyn. Also, slide virtuoso Ed Gerhard and N’Awlins pianist Dr. John.
Coming soon: Profile of slide great Roy Rogers.

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We just published an excellent article by contributing writer John Williams, “Old Time Guitar Recording,” to help aspiring musicians with the sound techniques of the original blues. We also just added full artist features for Roberto Luti, Stan Hirsch and Mary Flower.

The new Op-Ed section features various articles, opinions, reviews and other perspectives. Contributing writers are welcomed. We recently uploaded two creative pieces by Rafael Otto, who wrote an Ode to Otha Turner and a tribute to Robert Johnson. We also received an extensive article by Jim Sallis “Lonnie Johnson”.

Some of the pieces are older, but still relevant. New articles will be added constantly.

The photo gallery is now up and running. Over the past decades my wife Bibiana Huang Matheis, a professional photographer, has taken photographs of the musicians I have interviewed or played with. Here are a few of the blues musicians – along with a non-blues musicians like Pete Seeger, who is in it because, well, he’s Pete Seeger.
A few of these great musicians are no longer with us and are immortalized in these photos: John Jackson, Jesse Mae Hemphill, Otha Turner, and John Cephas.

Bibiana also photographed the covershot of this website, featuring the National El Trovador guitar. Check out Bibiana’s website at www.bibiphoto.com for more wonderful artistic photography.