http://dir.salon.com/topics/blues/?source=rss&aim=blues en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT By Judy Berman Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/white_stripes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/white_stripes/index.html?source=rss A review of the band's new album, "Icky Thump." By Max Garrone Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/09/13/allyson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/09/13/allyson/index.html?source=rss On her latest album, "In Blue," vocalist Allyson slides effortlessly through blues classics by Bobby Troup, Bonnie Raitt, Max Roach, Joni Mitchell and others. Listen in. By Matt Bergantino Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/26/bankrupt_blues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/26/bankrupt_blues/index.html?source=rss I have cramps, too much toner, and nothing more to say. By Charles Shaar Murray Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/2001/06/27/hooker_obit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/2001/06/27/hooker_obit/index.html?source=rss An appreciation of John Lee Hooker, 1917-2001, by his biographer. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/19/abner_jay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/19/abner_jay/index.html?source=rss Utterly unique music from "the last of the Southern black minstrels." Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/12/mavis_staples/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/03/12/mavis_staples/index.html?source=rss One of gospel and R&B's all-time legends revisits the civil rights era. By Joe Stevens Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/09/07/screamin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/09/07/screamin/index.html?source=rss Screamin' Jay Hawkins left the world asking only that his children meet -- all 57 of them. By Alex Halberstadt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/09/05/wexler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/09/05/wexler/index.html?source=rss The great Atlantic Records producer gave us rhythm and blues -- as well as just about every R&B legend -- and retooled the very foundations of music producing. By Seth Mnookin Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/11/king_clapton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/11/king_clapton/index.html?source=rss God and the King meet again. The result: Bloodless background music. By David Hill Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/21/sahm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/21/sahm/index.html?source=rss Versatile country and blues player Doug Sahm goes out with an album of songs dedicated to love -- and Texas. By Andy Battaglia Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/27/vanguard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/27/vanguard/index.html?source=rss Three chords, 12 bars or just one note -- two Vanguard collections promise the essence of the blues. By Damien Cave Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/04/toure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/04/toure/index.html?source=rss He reigns over the Timbuktu Social Club, but his distinctive, bluesy sound is reaching all around the world. By Jason Ferguson Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/02/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/02/log/index.html?source=rss One-man band Bob Log III makes the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion look like blues night at the local jazz club. Letters to the Editor Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/13/paglia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/10/13/paglia/index.html?source=rss Camille Paglia rages about religion; uncovering the history of "St. James Infirmary"; what's so unique about masturbatory time travel? By David Bowman Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/08/beefheart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/08/beefheart/index.html?source=rss A new anthology tries to put the wild career of the deranged Captain Beefheart in perspective -- as if that's even possible. By Seth Mnookin Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/01/harper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/01/harper/index.html?source=rss Ben Harper is no Bob Dylan -- he's actually not even Robbie Robertson. By Andy Battaglia Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/07/30/fahey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/07/30/fahey/index.html?source=rss "Best of the Vanguard Sessions" introduces John Fahey's chillingly beautiful six-string folk. By Jonathan Cohen Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/02/02/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/02/02/review/index.html?source=rss By Bill Wyman Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/09/30/30feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/09/30/30feature/index.html?source=rss In her first release in three years, Polly Jean Harvey offers sops to a self-consciously hip underground. By David Pulizzi Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/12/10/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/12/10/sharps/index.html?source=rss David Pulizzi reviews the Rolling Stone tribute album. By Lori Leibovich Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/04/sharps970704/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/07/04/sharps970704/index.html?source=rss By Lori Leibovich Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1997/07/04/sharps970704_html/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1997/07/04/sharps970704_html/index.html?source=rss Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine By Keith Moerer Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/04/11/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1997/04/11/sharps/index.html?source=rss Keith Moerer reviews "Don't Look Back" by John Lee Hooker. By Tony Scherman Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1996/11/01/orleans1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1996/11/01/orleans1/index.html?source=rss Tony Scherman reviews the compilation "Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans, 1947-1974".