Memphis, Tenn., was segregated in the 1960s, but blacks and whites came together despite the institutional racism to create a soulful blend of gospel and rhythmic blues music that sought to "bridge those divides, to create a little harmony with harmony," Obama said.
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Reverend Al Green had been scheduled to perform at the White House but, unfortunately, the 66-year-old had to pull out because of a back injury.
Read MoreBen Harper has been hiding in plain sight for nearly 20 years, delivering handsome hybrid folk blues – sometimes politicized, sometimes heartbroken – in his signature high-tenor whisper, while playing slide guitar with flashes of Hendrixian fire.
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Ben Harper has teamed with renowned harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite to create Get Up!, a piercing song-cycle of struggle and heart, slated for release on February 4 2013.
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Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is heading to Mississippi to headline a festival in the historic Delta blues town he recorded a song about in 1999.
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He still likes to play his blues straight and to the point and has acquired the status of a respected veteran of the blues.
Read MoreWhen New Yorkers Seymour and Maynard Solomon founded Vanguard Records in 1950 they surely didn't suspect just how influential their creation would be in shaping the music and ideals of the post-war generation.
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Louisiana bluesman Tab Benoit earned the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award at the 33rd annual Blues Music Awards, held May 10, 2012 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
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A longtime Bob Margolin fan, Italian Blues musician Mike Sponza was tearing it up with his own band when he reached out to Bob to join them for a tour of Central Europe.
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2011 brought its share of comebacks (Gregg Allman, the Meters' Zigaboo Modeliste, the Time) Stax-related joys (both Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper issued solo sides) and out-of-nowhere delights (Big Head Todd does the blues?).
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(The Associated Press) Tom Waits' first album of new music in seven years is a satisfying treat spanning his various sounds and styles.
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Cut at Gerdes Folk City in New York on February 26, 1962, we have Big Joe Williams in top late-era form, enjoying himself before an audience of mostly white college kids and beatniks*, and brandishing his trademark 9 string guitar and yes, a kazoo.
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Only in Memphis, TN can anyone, from Germany to Japan, come to get this stuff on them when they hear this sound.
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I was learning to play guitar and, on a hot summer day in Southern California - too hot to be out in the sun inland - too crowded at the beach to find a legal parking space - I'd frequently retreat to my friend Bill's parent's cool basement.
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