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Blues queen Ruthie Foster stopped by the KNKX studios to sing and play, and talk with KNKX All Blues host John Kessler.
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Mavis Staples started singing with her family, the Staples Singers, in the '50s. With a voice that belied her tiny size, she eventually became the center of attention of the group.
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The link between R&B singer "Little Willie" John, who most famously was the first person to record the song "Fever," and the Pacific Northwest is a tragic one. But in his short life, he gave us songs that will outlive us all.
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Singer-songwriter, guitarist and KNKX host Stephanie Anne Johnson took the stage with guitarist Jeff Fielder for a special performance and interview, part of our KNKX Connects to Tacoma series.
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Singer and guitarist Kim Archer performs soul, funk and blues while also creating opportunities for others to perform through regional events and festivals.
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The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.
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Guitarist, singer, songwriter Doug MacLeod performed a moving solo session in KNKX's Studio X hosted by John Kessler.
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Wildfires in British Columbia and eastern Washington profoundly impacted local communities this summer. They also notably disrupted the regional music events scene, a major boon to local economies.
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On what would have been Otis Redding’s 82nd birthday, KNKX's Nick Morrison recalls one Sunday morning in a closed bar in Eastern Washington when he heard a song that floored him.
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Born Aug. 22, 1917, blues singer/guitarist John Lee Hooker took a ‘B’ chord and ran with it, riffing his way through a career that spanned more than 50 years. Hooker not only influenced a generation of rock and blues musicians, he recorded with them.
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Born August 12, 1920, Percy Mayfield was one of America's most popular rhythm and blues singers in the early 1950s. Here are three songs, and their contemporary covers, to remember the singer/songwriter on his birthday.
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Currently on tour, guitarist Robert Cray celebrated his 70th birthday this week. KNKX's Nick Morrison charts how Cray crossed over from traditional to contemporary blues, and hasn't stopped yet.