“Amsterdam” is the perfect example of Lightnin’s amped up style. Lightnin’ is a NOLA man through and through. His vibrant and wild musical style not only reflects his personality, but also his hometown. You can hear the merging of straight-up rhythm and blues and over-driven rock. His potent voice perfectly compliments the charging guitar and […]

Big Ron Hunter and Alabama Slim are returning to France this week. Music is My Home, the project they join in with French Jazz impresario Raphael Imbert, is celebrating its release in Europe with a big concert in Paris and a week of interviews. Already, there are plans in the works for them to return […]

Music News | February 16th, 2016 | Brenda Hillegas photo by Tim Duffy Robert Finley plays on the streets in Louisiana where people take photos and give him tips. His music can be best described as “roots soul” which is passionately displayed during his live performances. This guy is a natural and he’s the most recent addition to the […]

In 1999 I was sent a newspaper clipping from Texas about a music writer’s chance meeting with Texas bluesman Clyde Langford. Clyde lived in Midway, TX, a small town between Dallas and Austin. I recognized it as the very same town where the legendary blues artist Lightin’ Hopkins was born and raised. I called information, […]

  Adolphus Bell’s hero was Martin Luther King Jr.; during the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham, Adolphus and his young friends put their lives on the line for Freedom. When Adolphus began working with Music Maker we put him on tour with our Blues Revue. During his debut European tour, he got up on stage […]