Charley Patton

"Blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits," the legendary bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon once said. Read More

From left, front, are Dorothy Boles, Gwen Armstrong, Betty Baldon, Ambrianna Shorter, Bobbie Baldon, Margaret Baker, Mayor Tim Kent, Gwenda Mosley, Charles Scales and Jennifer Jones; back, from left, area James Bailey, Tommie Beasley and Frances Beasley. Read More

A blues singer perspires profusely all over herself and her microphone, a modern-jazz saxophonist spins a series of abstract lines out of his horn, teenagers in pompadour and poodle skirt lindy-hop to rock 'n' roll, a hot jazz trumpeter blows so hard that he literally levitates above the crowd. Read More

"For years, they had me locked in a cage/Then they threw me onto the stage," Bob Dylan once sang/confessed/bragged/warned. Read More

N athaniel Rateliff and The Wheel , a Colorado-based band fronted by one of the country's best singer/songwriters, will make a special appearance in Burlington on Saturday enroute to the east coast to continue its tour with The Fray. The band, which has won folk rock and underground band polls, will perform at 8 p.m. at The Washington, 310 Washington St. Tickets, priced at $7, will be available at the door. Read More