image image image
Sophisticated Style

Rosa's founded in 1984 in Chicago by an Italian immigrant (Tony) who decided to open this venue after seeing Junior Wells.  He named the club after his mother Rosa who immigrated here to help her son.

A True Artists Home

Clifford Antone opened the doors to this club in July 1975 and throught the years it has been the home to artists from coast to coast. It has moved from it's original location but is still going strong.

Historical Clarksdale Ground Zero is a blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi that is co-owned by Morgan Freeman, attorney Bill Luckett, and Memphis entertainment executive Howard Stovall.  It got its name from the fact that Clarksdale has been historically referred to as "Ground Zero" for the blues.
  • Rosa’s Lounge
  • Antone’s
  • Ground Zero

Chitlin’ Circuit

A circuit of nightclubs and theaters that feature African-American performers and cater especially to African-American audiences.

Read More

Delta Blues

The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music.

Read More

Southern Soul

Southern soul is a type of soul music that emerged from the Southern United States. The music originated from a combination of styles.

Read More

Texas Blues

Texas blues is a subgenre of blues. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing than other blues styles.

Read More
Close
Font Size

Featured Story – Hubert Sumlin Biography

Although this article was written a few years ago (2003), it is one of the most fitting accounts of the legendary bluesman Hubert Sumlin. Bob Margolin is the author and truly a very dear friend of Hubert's. The biography was taken directly from Hubert Sumlin's website with nothing but the deepest respect for both of these gentlemen.

Read More

Michael Burks Dies of Heart Attack

Alligator Records says Arkansas bluesman Michael “Iron Man” Burks has died after collapsing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was 54.

 

The record label says Burks collapsed Sunday after returning from a European tour. He was pronounced dead at an Atlanta hospital. A spokesman for the record label says Burks died of a heart attack.

Born in Milwaukee in 1957, Burks moved with his family to Camden, Ark., in the early 1970s. He and his father built Camden’s Bradley Ferry Country Club, a 300-seat juke joint that hosted blues and R&B performers.

He released three albums with Chicago-based Alligator Records and headlined blues festivals worldwide. Burks was well known at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena-West Helena.

He was scheduled to play in Little Rock on June 2.

Phantom Blues Band releases “Inside Out”

The Phantom Blues Band was formed as a studio band to backup Taj Mahal on his CD, ‘Dancing’ the Blues’. Their association with Taj led to headlining clubs, theatres and festivals throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan and being honored with two Grammys and a W.C.Handy Blues Award.

To Learn About The Band Lovingly Referred To As: “The West Coast Blues Mafia”, click the button below.

« Older Entries
  • Top 50 Blues Albums

Roots Music Report: The top 50 blues albums as reported to RMR by internet, terrestrial and satellite radio stations.

Read More

Login Form

  • Chatbox

    dfairch: Welcome Tombo & Nik
    Tombo: tom from Tennessee
    nik200606: Good morning! I\'m Nick from Russia))
    Gib: Welcome wolfie
    wolfie: Evening to you all. Jeff from London.
    Login or register to post.

    • Smokestack

    Follow Us

    Friend me on Facebook

    RSS Blues News

    • Spin Magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists May 18, 2012
      While it seems like every website and magazine has put together one of these lists of "greatest guitarists" as of late, odds are that you've never seen a compilation of string-benders quite like that recently assembled by the editorial staff of Spin Magazine. Admittedly, "Spin's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" features few […]
    • Cook With The Hook! John Lee Hooker DVD Preview May 17, 2012
      It's no secret to long-time blues fans that the late John Lee Hooker was a spellbinding performer who could hold an audience in the palm of his hand. On a hot July day in 1974, Hooker was one of the headliners at an all-day festival called "Down In The Dumps" that was held in a former landfill in Gardner, Massachusetts. The event was attended […]
    • Michael "Iron Man" Burks Memorial Scheduled May 16, 2012
      A memorial celebration has been scheduled in honor of late blues guitarist Michael "Iron Man" Burks, who passed away last week of an apparent heart attack. The memorial and musical celebration of Burks' life will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Riverwoods On The Ouachita, on Bradley Ferry Road in Burks' hometown of Camden, Arkansas.... […]
    • Weekly Blues Music Report: Tedeschi Still Truckin'… May 15, 2012
      OK, so our blog headline this week is a pretty bad pun, but as the Billboard magazine blues charts for the week ending May 19, 2012 proves, the Tedeschi Trucks Band is still holding strong. The band's Grammy® Award-winning Revelator album sits at number seven, its lowest position (I think) in the year it's spent dominating the chart, while the upco […]

    About Us

    Our mission at City Sounds Radio Blues is to assist in preserving an important part of our American heritage.

    Read More

    City Sounds DJs

    Here's a short snippit of the staff who brings the blues to you each day of the week. We'd like you to be able to put a face with the voice you hear and provide you with an email contact to these folks as well.

    Read More

    Affiliates

    LoudCity

    DeltaGroove

    DigiStream

    Blues Foundation

    Eckorecords

    BlindPig

    SpacialAudio