Listen: Chokin’ Kind A few weeks ago I picked up guest of honor John Dee Holeman and his girlfriend Joan to take them to the North Carolina Heritage Awards, an event familiar to the two as John Dee had won the award back in 1994. We arrived at the ceremony, found our seats and took […]

Robert Lee Coleman is playing at the Mars Theater in Springfield, GA on Friday, June 21st, as part of our series there. Today, we saw a wonderful article about Robert’s decades long career, as well as Music Maker’s mission. The article features interviews with Robert as well as Tim – it’s a great read! Check […]

  Listen: Dap-Walk At New Orleans Jazz Fest Tim ran into an old friend, rhythm and blues legend Ernie Vincent. A fixture of the New Orleans music scene for years, after Katrina, he received help from Music Maker. He never forgot the kindness and upon seeing Tim, the two discussed beginning to work together again. […]

  If you’ve never seen Cool John and Captain Luke play together, you are missing out. These two never fail to blow me away, and everyone I know feels the same. But Cool John lives in Atlanta and Captain Luke lives in Winston-Salem, so we don’t get to see them both together very often. When […]

Beale Street Caravan featured Music Maker on their May 28th show! Artists featured include John Dee Holeman, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, and Captain Luke. Check it out here! From the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock and Roll, Memphis, TN, Beale Street Caravan is a one hour non commercial radio series broadcasting live […]