Blues

Tickets for the Tedeschi Trucks Band are set to go on sale at 10 AM on Friday, February 24th

I did a poll earlier about the 'Best Classic Rock Blues Covers.' I included 5 or 6 songs only because I didn't have room to put them all because there are so many. My apologies if I missed some. Here are a few songs that garnered the most votes on the show today, separate from the online poll.

The legendary blues artist Muddy Waters had a famous song that summed it up pretty nicely. 'The Blues Had a Baby and They Called it Rock and Roll.' The seeds of rock and roll were planted in the cotton fields and the legendary blues artists were the Moms and Dads. There are a lot of classic rock songs out that are remakes or re-inventions of classic blues tunes.

I like to use this little space on the interweb to introduce you to artists you may have missed along the way or artists that I think you should know about.  I believe it's my duty as a music connoisseur.  Today I will tell you about one of my favorite singer/songwriter/artists of all time, John Hiatt ...

For today's hidden gem I bring you the Colorado-based 'Big Head Todd & the Monsters.'  I've been into this band since college and that's basically where they built their following, traveling around to campuses first in the West and Northwest and eventually going statewide and through Canada.  They have a supremely loyal fan base and have been quite successful despite only moderate media attent