Bessie Smith

THE SORROW AND THE PRETTY

Pic Hits for the week

All That Jazz

Pic Hits for the week

Want Some Candye?

From blue movies to blues diva, Candye Kane did it her way

Wang Dang Diva

After three decades on the road, Koko Taylor maintains the grueling pace of a blues torch carrier

Kane Is Able

After three decades on the road, Koko Taylor maintains the grueling pace of a blues torch carrier

Roots N Blues Series

The Best of Leroy Carr
The Best of Mississippi Sheiks
The Best of Lucille Bogan
The Best of Mamie Smith
(Columbia/Legacy)

Siren Songs

The Best of Leroy Carr
The Best of Mississippi Sheiks
The Best of Lucille Bogan
The Best of Mamie Smith
(Columbia/Legacy)

Sonny Rhodes

Baptized in blues

Asylum Street Spankers

It will hurt them more than it hurts you

Never A.S.S.ume

From eclectic to electric, Spankers dish it out

Instant Karma

An old-time Zia man goes up against Brad Singer's old company -- using the lessons he learned from Brad Singer

The Band

Music From Big Pink, The Band, Stage Fright, Cahoots (Capitol Records)

Kids' Play

The Moss Brothers are a novelty act -- until you hear them

Smooth Operators

Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

The Mo', The Better

Blues musical heats up the stage, Cajun-style