In 1895 schoot Lee Shelton William Lyons neer na een ruzie in een saloon in St. Louis. De moord werd het begin van Stagger Lee, een verhaal dat generaties muzikanten bleven zingen en veranderen. Achter de Muziek volgt het spoor van werkelijkheid naar muzieklegende.
New Release: Ian Noe – Canyon Falls Trailer Band
Ian Noe introduces a fictional Kentucky band on the sixteen-song double album ‘Canyon Falls Trailer Band’.
The Dibs stopt: ‘Just For You’ blijkt hun laatste album
De Belgische rhythm-and-bluesband The Dibs stopt na zeven jaar. ‘Just For You’ blijkt hun laatste album.
New Release: Dallas Burrow – Modern Day Vagabond
Dallas Burrow returns with ‘Modern Day Vagabond’, a contemporary Americana album rooted in travel, family and Texas songwriting.
New Single: No Saint & Rik Meijer – Feel Like Me
No Saint & Rik Meijer present Feel Like Me, a new single from their upcoming joint album ‘Off The Record’, combining blues, rock, country, Americana and roots influences.
New Release: Guy Verlinde – Best of Blues Rock
Guy Verlinde viert zijn vijftigste verjaardag met ‘Best of Blues Rock’, waarop elf nummers uit de elektrische kant van zijn carrière zijn samengebracht.
Review: Anthony Geraci – Where Were You
Anthony Geraci laat op ‘Where Were You’ zijn veelzijdigheid op piano en Hammond horen, samen met een sterke bezetting uit de Chicago-bluesscene.
New Release: Ruthie Foster – Just Say Yes
Ruthie Foster returns with ‘Just Say Yes’, a 10-track album blending soul, roots, rock and blues, released via Sun Records.
New Release: Antone’s 50th Presents Chicago Bound: Honoring Muddy, Cliff & Blue
Samenvatting – Antone’s celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with ‘Chicago Bound’, featuring new recordings by John Primer, Doyle Bramhall II, Kim Wilson and many others.
New Single: Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – My Angels Are Calling
Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour are joined by Brian May and Billy F Gibbons on the soulful ballad My Angels Are Calling.
New Release: Jamiah Rogers & Dirty Chxrch – Chicago Cowboy: South Side Stories
Jamiah Rogers & Dirty Chxrch release their Delmark album ‘Chicago Cowboy: South Side Stories’ on September 18, 2026.
New Single: Steve Earle & Los Lobos – Volver A Celaya
Steve Earle and Los Lobos release their first-ever studio collaboration, ‘Volver A Celaya’, via New West Records. The song is available digitally, with a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl release scheduled for October 16, 2026.
Review: Miss Robin Banks – Lost In Austin
Miss Robin Banks reconnects with her Texas blues roots on ‘Lost In Austin’, supported by Johnny and Jay Moeller and several notable guests.
Review: John F. Klaver – Organic & Sustainable Sessions Vol. 03
John F. Klaver sluit zijn trilogie af met een gevarieerd album vol elektrische blues, funk, bluesrock en akoestische nummers.
New Release: Embla and the Karidotters – The Fool
Embla and the Karidotters release ‘The Fool’, their third studio album, on September 4, 2026.
Bluesfestival Bluesz & More 2026: Volledige Line-Up Bekend
De line-up van Bluesz & More 2026 in Hedon Zwolle is compleet. The BluesBones en The Jesse Garwood Band zijn aan het programma toegevoegd.
Review: American Aquarium – New Ways To Lose
American Aquarium levert met ‘New Ways To Lose’ een sterke verzameling rootsrocksongs af, geproduceerd door Shooter Jennings.
Review: Hackett & Rothery – The Roaring Waves
Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery explore the power and atmosphere of the sea on their instrumental album ‘The Roaring Waves’.
Achter de Muziek #4: House of the Rising Sun – het mysterie achter een klassieker
House of the Rising Sun werd in 1964 wereldberoemd dankzij The Animals, maar het lied bestond toen al veel langer. Wie schreef het oorspronkelijk en wat was het mysterieuze huis in New Orleans? Achter de Muziek duikt in de geschiedenis van een klassieker waarvan de precieze oorsprong onbekend is.
New Single: James Kennedy & The Underdogs – Shadows
James Kennedy & The Underdogs release ‘Shadows’, the third single from their forthcoming album Rebel, on August 28, 2026 via Konic Records.
New Single: Schells & Vine – Free
Schells & Vine release ‘Free’, a new single combining rock, indie and jazz influences, featuring Sudie Scheller’s vocals and David J. Irvine’s guitar work.
Review: Mike Wheeler Band – Chicago Blues
Mike Wheeler Band delivers eight tracks of powerful and soulful contemporary Chicago blues on the Delmark Records album ‘Chicago Blues’.
New Release: Foghat – Live & Loud Across the U.S.A.
Foghat release the double album ‘Live & Loud Across the U.S.A.’, featuring recordings from the 2026 Twang & Bang Tour and ‘Shaken & Stirred’ by Earl & The Agitators.
New Release: Erja Lyytinen – 50th Birthday Live 2026
Erja Lyytinen celebrates her 50th birthday with 50th Birthday Live 2026, a double CD/DVD and double vinyl release featuring concerts from Helsinki and Mikkeli.
New Release: Billy Strings – So Much For Goodbyes
Billy Strings will release his fifth studio album, So Much For Goodbyes, on August 28, 2026, through Reprise Records.
New Release: Ray Wylie Hubbard – Reel 2 Reel 4 Real
Ray Wylie Hubbard returns with Reel 2 Reel 4 Real, a ten-track album combining Americana, country blues, roots rock and storytelling.
Dolly Parton dies at the age of 80
Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her timeless songs and remarkable legacy will continue to inspire generations.
Review: Tas Cru – Might Give Out… But I Won’t Give In
Gerrit Schinkel bespreekt Might Give Out… But I Won’t Give In, het nieuwe album waarop Tas Cru blues, rootsrock en melodieuze songs samenbrengt.
Review: Jimmy Regal And The Royals – Snap Back
Jimmy Regal And The Royals combine blues, British R&B and West African rhythms on their energetic new album Snap Back.
New Release: Doug Duffey And BADD – Souvenirs
Duffey has worked as a songwriter, keyboard player and performer for more than five decades. He is a member of the National Blues Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Hall of Fame and the Northeast Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Review: Marc Amacher – Overdrive
Martien Koolen reviews Overdrive, the eleven-track blues-rock album by Swiss guitarist and vocalist Marc Amacher.
Review: Hollywood Vampires – At Montreux Jazz Festival
Hollywood Vampires revisit their 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival performance on a nineteen-track live album featuring original songs and classic rock covers.