A few months ago, I sat on the patio of the Produce Row Café in Portland, Oregon, and listened as my friend Jay Martin — aka DJ Hwy 7 — spun 45s all night long. 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
Tracking down the ultimate woman blues guitar hero is problematic because woman blues singers seldom recorded as guitar players ... Read the full Memphis Minnie bio.