Elmore James Jr. is the son of blues legend Elmore James, who played Dust My Broom with Sonny Boy Williamson in the '50s. He is the winner of the Living Blues Award for Best Blues Album 2008..

Stickered with the names of its illustrious guest artists, My Old Friend The Blues shows that after 60+ years Percy Sledge can still locate the emotional essence of a song, as he did so unforgettably on his 1966 debut single When a Man Loves a Woman.”

The recipe for vocalist and harmonica player Kellie Rucker’s music include a big bowlful of blues, a spoonful of rock, a pinch of zydeco, a zest of swing, a half-cup of Americana, and a dash of soul music. The result is deliciously irresistible!

Roy Buchanan, the world’s best unknown guitarist, was one of America's most soulful masters of the electric guitar. Even posthumously, the master of the Telecaster commands the passionate respect of fellow guitarists and a devoted legion of fans. The ten electrifying tracks on this live album, at times sounding as if Buchanan had plugged his guitar straight into your frontal brain lobes, bear witness to that laudatory testimony.