Blues Music – Page 8

Club Ebony, a Historic Blues Venue Tied to B.B. King, Rises Again

The Indianola, Miss., club was part of the chitlin circuit, where Black performers found refuge during the Jim Crow era. After urgent renovations, it will reopen this week.

By Jim Beaugez

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Chris Strachwitz, Who Dug Up the Roots of American Music, Dies at 91

Traveling the nation to discover little-known performers for the Arhoolie label, which he founded in 1960, he earned a nickname: El Fanático.

By Alex Traub

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Amiri Baraka’s ‘Blues People’ Comes Home to the Apollo

The trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn will premiere “The Blues and Its People,” a suite inspired by Baraka’s influential text, to mark its 60th anniversary.

By Alan Scherstuhl

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Jeff Beck’s 10 Essential Songs

The guitarist, who died on Tuesday, could make his instrument slash, burn and sigh. Listen to tracks released from 1966 to 2010 that reveal his range and intensity.

By Jon Pareles