Robert Finley got his big break at last year’s King Biscuit Blues Festival when he talked the sound engineer into letting him get on stage in between acts and play a song. He wowed the crowd, captured the attention of Music Makers Relief and went home with a record deal in his pocket. He joins […]

Beaufort Blues by Big Boy Henry This tale of senseless sacrifice reveals the world through a child’s eyes. While still an innocent child, the irony of the “holy kiss” is not lost on this boy who must give up his best friend for a corrupt opportunist. What’s for dinner tonight? For our Listener’s Circle this […]

Cool John Ferguson & Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen will be performing at two venues where Music Maker’s photo exhibit, Our Living Past will be on display. Both of these shows are FREE and made possible by the NEA.   Nov. 17th @ The Clifton Center | 8:00pm | Louisville, KY Nov. 18th @ Lyric Theater […]

N.O.L.A. Rhythum And Booze by Guitar Lightnin’ Lee You take one look at Guitar Lightnin’ Lee and immediately get the impression that this is one of the meanest dudes on the planet. His stocky frame and rock and roll get up lead you to this assumption, but the reality is that Lee is about one […]

Read this great feature from the Courier-Journal in Louisville, KY about our photography exhibit at the Clifton Center: Written by: Elizabeth Kramer | @arts_bureau | 7:01 a.m. EDT November 2, 2016 Etta James, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf are among the world’s best-known Blues musicians – documented in recordings, film and photographs. But for […]