I blame it all on Jimmy Reed. If it wasn’t for his music, my introduction to the blues may have been delayed for quite some time. As a teenager, when I heard “The Best of Jimmy Reed” on Vee Jay Records, everything changed for me.

I decided that I needed to know everything there was to know about this kind...

Big Daddy Hal

'For me, Blues is a feeling,' says Big Daddy, 'I never come in with a prepared show.

It could be anything from pre-war to today's more contemoroary styles.

I enjoy sharing the music with others. I like requests too, but keep it blues. Like...