If there are a matriarch and patriarch of Music Maker, they must be Algia Mae Hinton and Eddie Tigner. Algia Mae Hinton is a Piedmont blues guitarist and buckdancer who, at 87, is as legendary [...]
Prison Blues by Neal Pattman Neal Pattman grew up one of fourteen children on a farm in Washington County, GA. He lost his right arm in an accident with a wagon wheel when he was seven. From an [...]
Guitar Lightnin’ Lee looks about as mean as a junkyard dog and appropriately, his god given name is Leroy. But the gruff attitude that Guitar Lee projects from his rugged exterior has nothing to [...]
Live and Let Live by Sweet Betty This Thanksgiving, Sweet Betty reminds us that if it’s good, pass it on down. We’re feeling her lessons learned in the kitchen–not just recipes, [...]
Clickin’ King of Hip Poppin’ by Whistlin’ Britches Whistlin’ Britches passed away from throat cancer shortly after I started working at Music Maker in 2011. I did get to spend [...]
At Home in the New Orleans Musicians’ Village by Little Freddie King Last week MMRFs Executive Director traveled down to New Orleans to visit with Little Freddie King who had recently been [...]
The good news just keeps on coming for Music Maker partner artist Robert Finley. Last week Robert announced that he would be embarking on a 20-date cross country tour with Dan Auerbach & the [...]
King Dracula by Homesick James “Tired of people, sucking my blood,” that’s a line from Homesick’s title song for his recent released – King Dracula. His analogy of [...]
