Taj Mahal has been playing guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, and many other instruments for six decades. He is a pioneer of World Music and has incorporated Reggae, Calypso, Jazz, Zydeco, R&B, Gospel, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Blues titan Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., known by his stage name Taj Mahal, will play ...

Taj Mahal was not yet a blues legend when the Rolling Stones first heard him live in the mid-1960s at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles. But they immediately became avid fans of his no-nonsense ...

Taj Mahal flows effortlessly through his soundcheck at the Luckman Arts Complex, an elegant theater at California State University, Los Angeles. It’s only the second show of Mahal’s tour supporting ...

It’s been a long time so it’s hard to remember exactly, but some time in the winter of 1970-71, Taj Mahal played the Houston Music Hall. Between 1968 and 1971, he had put out five albums and become a ...

“Have I worked in this life?” asks blues veteran Taj Mahal as he prepares for his show at the Egg on Thursday. “Yeah, but when I think about it in terms of music, no! Because it’s something I love.

Taj Mahal has had a legendary 60-year career. Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- This Sunday and next Sunday, two Bay Area artists will perform at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco. Fans will enjoy the sounds of blues and psychedelic rock by musicians ...

Taj Mahal doesn't just play world music; he embodies it. Rooted in American blues, his songs' influences range from West African to Hawaiian. But they do have something in common: "The one thing I've ...

Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a 22-year-old joining forces with a then-17-year-old ...