All About Jazz — Celebrated blues guitarist and vocalist Phillip Walker passed away as the result of heart failure in Palm Springs, CA (near his hometown of Los Angeles) on July 22, 2010. He was 73. Over the course of his 50-plus year career, Walker recorded many sol... more info

All About Jazz — Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival presented some two dozen guitarists during a sold-out 11-hour concert on Saturday at Toyota Park, a stadium just outside Chicago. Among the headliners were B. B. King, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Budd... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Wang Chung @ BB King's * Delorean @ Stuy Town Oval * Sam Amidon @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery * Holly Miranda @ Littlefield * The Big Terrific @ The Cameo * Minus the Bear @... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran Scottish blues singer TAM WHITE has died at the age of 68.The musician, who played with stars including BB King and Eric Clapton, is believed to have collapsed... more info

Scotsman.com — GRAVEL-voiced Scottish bluesman and actor Tam White – who sang with everyone from Rod Stewart to BB King – has died aged 68. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grizzly Bear @ Williamsburg Waterfront in 09 (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC * Winger @ BB King's * Baby Gramps @ Jalopy Theatre * Sunday Best w/ Fred P @ 400 Carroll St * Timetable Percussion @ (Le)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Cage @ BB King's * Gwar @ Starland Ballroom * Band of Horses @ Grand Central * Elysian Fields @ Joe's Pub * Solange (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Sylvie Courvoisier @ The Stone *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Cage @ BB King's * Gwar @ Starland Ballroom * Band of Horses @ Grand Central * Elysian Fields @ Joe's Pub * Solange (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Sylvie Courvoisier @ The Stone *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Larry Graham came to the audience to play the bass in our face!!! :) (StephenGHill) As commenter knowYERbassGODS helpfully pointed out in Wednesday's WGO post, Larry Graham, someone who you might not know by name but definitely do by sound... more info

All About Jazz — A string of Grammy-nominated albums, along with a critically acclaimed and commercially successful DVD of her appearance on the American television program Austin City Limits, have helped to establish Susan Tedeschi as one of today's premiere blues a... more info