Soulful musical polymath Taj Mahal and guitar god Ry Cooder go way back. In the mid-60s, they played in Los Angeles band the Rising Sons, one of the country’s first integrated bands fusing rock and ...

The new LP, which is set for release on April 22, is the duo’s first collaboration in more than a half-century. To celebrate the announcement, the two musicians have released a new live video for the ...

Nostalgic collections of roots-music songs have burgeoned through the holed-up pandemic years. Three new albums find history-aware performers looking back, in unpredictable ways: Taj Mahal and Ry ...

Sung by The Folkmasters, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Coyal McMahan, accompanying themselves on harmonica, guitar, and maracas. Recorded in: New York, United States. 101 The Midnight Special / ...

Keys to the highway.-What are the blues?-Blood River blues.-Crow Jane blues.-Willie May.-Daisy.-Louise.-Shuffle Rag.-Blues.-Talk on the blues.-Talk on the spirituals.-Beautiful city.-I'm going to tell ...