“Syracuse Playlist” is a monthly feature on syracuse.com highlighting music from local artists. If you’re a Syracuse-area musician, email gherbert@syracuse.com to share your music, including your ...

Somebody asked Muddy Waters what his blues meant. His reply: "Trouble." "What I meant was that the blues – from the gutbucket, alley blues, which I can offer, right straight up to the sophisticated, ...

Boz Scaggs is a rock 'n' roll chameleon, from his early work with the Steve Miller Band to his smooth rock years in the '70s – producing enduring hits including "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" – to his ...

In the beginning, there was blues. It poured out of the American South on acoustic guitars and pianos and made it up north ...

While synths and new wave brought in the decade and glam metal closed it, there were still plenty of acts championing a blues rock sound and thriving in the 1980s. In looking back at the roots of rock ...