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The Album as Storytelling Device

Individual songs often can serve to tell a story — good or bad. Cream played a song called Crossroads, later widely covered by Phish — it was based on the story of how Robert Johnson got to be great at playing the guitar after meeting the devil at a crossroads and selling his soul.

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The Blues and Old Guys

When you come to the guitar later in life, you begin to notice a fascinating pattern of players just like you who choose to learn The Blues, too.

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Stone Age Music in the Time of Bone Flutes

Music humanizes us and the need to make sounds beyond the confines of our throats is a basic, human, urge.  Thanks to a recent scholarly archaeological dig, we now have evidence of man-made bone flutes from the Stone Age. 

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The Zoo Bar in Lincoln Since 1973

The Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska has been streaming live Blues music into the world since 1973.

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Boles Blues Blog Debut

We are delighted to bring you — Boles Blues — the 12th, and newest, blog in the Boles Blogs Network!

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Favorites of 2009

The year was an interesting one, to say the least. It saw me relocating to a more permanent place of dwelling — my futon surfing days are over. It also saw me finding new interests in the music field, including a re-ignition for my passion for vinyl.

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Some of Our Favorite Music Articles

This BolesBlues.com blog was founded on the notion to better centralize our articles on music, reviews and thoughts and contemplations on melody.  Here is how we came to land here.

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