July 14th, 2016 / BY BRITTNEY MCKENNA It’s no secret that the South is home to some of the greatest musicians around, past and present. From early bluesmen like Robert Johnson to country legends like Hank Williams, the South has produced some of the foremost forebears to our current musical culture. And while the South […]

Biscuits For Your Outside Man by Sam Frazier, Jr. When we first met Sam Frazier, Jr. and recording some of his songs he told us that one of his favorite Country Music tunes he wrote is about cabbage. We asked him to explain and he started to told that one of his favorite meals was a […]

On August 11, Music Maker’s longtime partner artist and original Inkspot, Eddie Tigner turns 90. In a recent discussion with Eddie we asked him about how his house was doing. When we got down to it, there was a significant list of concerns that need to be addressed: safety railings for the bathroom, a wiring issue has left several rooms without working […]

Blue & Lonesome by Alabama Slim   Alabama Slim plays Deep Blues. Originally from Vance, AL but Slim has lived in New Orleans since the late 60s. Standing tall at around 6’7″ and always wearing a pinstripe suit, Slim’s guitar style is influenced by his slender build. Sparse lead guitar on top of a walking bass line sets the […]

The Music Maker Blues Revue featuring Robert Finley, Alabama Slim, Robert Lee Coleman, Albert White, Nashid Abdul-Khalliq will be heading to Belgium to play the Swing Wespelaar Music Festival on August 21st. This will be new partner artist Robert Finley’s first time abroad with the Music Maker Blues Revue and he is thrilled to be part of […]