Double Bang: Hot Bang! by Ironing Board SamIroning Board Sam will make another return to Jazz Fest at 2:50pm on Sunday, May 5 to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. His zany performance style has been enjoyed by audiences in New Orleans since 1970 – the same year that Jazz Fest was founded and the same year […]

Blue Muse by Drink SmallDrink Small from Columbia, South Carolina is known as the Blues Doctor. He is legendary in the Carolina Fraternity House circuit for his extremely bawdy blues. In this song, Drink is thoughtful and surprises his “regular“ audience by his utter command of folk music.

Blue Muse by Theotis Taylor Theotis Taylor is from Fitzgerald, Georgia and  made his living harvesting turpentine. His singing and piano playing are utterly stunning. He is among the greatest talents of this genre. When I visited him when he was 90 years old, he handed me an old 8 track he issued in the […]

Blue Muse by Eddie Tigner Eddie Tigner began his career as a young comedian in the famous Peacock Lounge in Atlanta, GA, a vestige of the fading Vaudeville circuit. Drafted into the Army and stationed near Baltimore, MD, he booked a local performance hall and was mentored and encouraged to play the piano by non […]

Blue Muse by Robert Finley Robert Finley has been one of our greatest success stories, and the moment Music Maker founder Tim Duffy heard Robert playing Age Don’t Mean a Thing on the street of Helena, AR he immediately knew he was one of the finest soul singers in the world. Robert went on to […]