With eight members, band leader Chris Vachon says it's like having two bands. "Everything we do is is just almost twice the ...

Long before Aretha, Tina, Whitney, Janet, Brandy, Monica, and Beyonce, a group of pioneering jazz and blues vocalists fashioned the blueprint for the record-breaking feats enjoyed by some of music’s ...

Ella Fitzgerald. Billie Holiday. Beyoncé. When most people think of historic Black female recording artists, these and other iconic singers likely come to mind. But according to music historians, it's ...

I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of those “greatest singers in rock history” lists. Probably more than you care to admit. I know I have. This isn’t exactly one of those, though I admit there will be some ...

Old Town Temecula will ignite when a lineup of the hottest female blues artists from our region launches the inaugural SoCal Divas of Blues Festival. Unique for its focus on Southern California-based ...

Betsy Benham recognizes the important role women have played in the history of the blues. “Women are strong and soulful in the blues,” said the Norwalk vocalist and member of the female blues trio The ...

In 1920, jazz singer Mamie Smith released a record called “Crazy Blues.” She was the first Black female singer to record and release a blues song. This kicked down a previously locked door for Black ...

When you think of great blues musicians, who comes to mind? Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Kenny Wayne Shepherd? But what about female blues singers? Bridget Kelly can come up with only one: Susan Tedeschi.

In the nearly six decades since Roomful of Blues was founded in 1967, upwards of 55 members have passed through its ranks. But in all that time, save for a three-month stint, Texas-born Lou Ann Barton ...

If you close your eyes, you could easily count about a billion incredible female singers off the top of your head. From Adele to Whitney Houston to Lady Gaga to Aretha Franklin to Blondie to more and ...