Ronnie is the son of blues rocking, Alligator Records recording star Lonnie Brooks. He first stepped on stage when he was nine years old, playing with Lonnie at Pepper’s Lounge in Chicago. Ronnie recalls, “Dad told me if I learned to play ‘Messin’ With the Kid’ and ‘Reconsider Baby,’ he would allow me to perform [...]

At the age of 19, after hearing Jimi Hendrix for the very first time, Scott Holt started playing guitar, and soon found the Blues. One year later, his father took him to see legendary Blues artist, Buddy Guy, and his life was forever changed. Following a chance meeting backstage, and an impromptu guitar lesson, a [...]

Sean Chambers doesn’t merely play the guitar as much as he boldly attacks the instrument with a fluid ferocity and attitude that has gained the attention of the major guitar magazines worldwide. Chambers in fact, is a first class axe man in his own right. Combining reverence for tradition with his own special jolt of [...]

Shane Dwight…is a charismatic and supremely talented guitarist, soulful vocalist, prolific songwriter and one of the brightest young up-and-coming stars on the blues scene today. In one short year the Shane Dwight Blues Band has been catapulted to the forefront of the West Coast Blues Scene. Appearing at prestigious venues such as the Monterey Blues [...]

Curtis started the Stoney Curtis Band in 1994 with Charlie Glover on drums and Eric Mitchell. It is a blues-rock sound, big guitar with dazzling solos, ton of drums and driving bass. I have heard people say that Curtis and Charlie sound like they were born playing together. Sometimes their performance is so “on” you [...]

Born in Atlanta in 1957, Tinsley Ellis grew up in South Florida, where at age seven, he first picked up the guitar and absorbed the blues of British invasion groups like The Yard birds, Cream, The Rolling Stones and The Animals. Digging deeper into the heart of the music, he came under the direct influence [...]

From 1993 ’til 1998, Todd was the featured Lead Guitar player as well as occasional song writing partner for A & M’s multiple Grammy winner, Sheryl Crow. Crow, one of the world’s most acclaimed artists, and her spirited band featuring Wolfe, romped around the world several times having toured with the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, [...]

From the moment Tommy Castro and his band began playing their distinctive blend of blues, soul, and rock, in and around the San Francisco Bay Area in 1991, fans and critics alike have been enthralled both by his exceptional song writing ability and his passionate performances. One of America’s leading blues publications, Blues Review, said, [...]

In Austin, Texas, a city known for it’s great guitarists, Van Wilks has long been lauded as one of the city’s master players. In fact, his talents as a guitarist and band leader have won him consistent critical praise, a string of honors that was capped when he was voted by Austin music fans into [...]

VDELLI are a unique three-piece band from Perth, Western Australia of rare quality and substance. The group features Michael Vdelli (Vocal/Guitar), whose vocal diversity ranges from smooth, soulful, bluestones to the voice of a Rock n Roll madman about to explode. Combined with his powerhouse guitar playing, Michael has a stage presence that continues to [...]

Having played alongside some of the greatest names in Blues including John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Canned Heat, the adage “six degrees of separation” certainly does not apply to world-renowned musician, Walter Trout. Strapped to an axe for 35 years, it is no wonder Trout’s roots are showing [...]

Wolf Mail has been described as “way out in front of blues guitarists around the world” (Linda Fisher, the London Times), “…the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan” (Pete Wallace, National Blues Review) and “…The undisputed heavy weight champion of electric Blues” states the L.A weekly.  Tom Bramson of Blues Rockers magazine says [...]

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Zito was immersed in the gritty sounds of the south side that would unknowingly become the groundwork of his future in music. Like the legends before him, music has coursed through his veins from the early age of five, when he began singing and performing. It didn’t take long [...]