Joe Scott

The Houston 100: From Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown to Texas Johnny Brown

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Not the Sahm Old Thing

What Becomes a Legend Most?

Gatemouth Brown's lesson for longevity do what you do, and be the best at it

Critic's Choice

Lovett Again

Critic's Choice

Let Bobby Inside Your Head

Home with the Blues

Joe "Guitar" Hughes has never strayed far from the town that gave him his sound

Perry Deep

Joe "Guitar" Hughes has never strayed far from the town that gave him his sound

The Nickel: A Musical History of the Fifth Ward, Part 4

[Note: Click on the numbers for parts 1, 2 and 3.] Fifth Ward music mogul Don Robey was so taken with Gatemouth Brown's talents that he built his entire Peacock label around him. Robey already owned the Bronze Peacock night club and various other business interests, but it was his meeting of Br ... More >>

Static

[Note: Click on the numbers for parts 1, 2 and 3.] Fifth Ward music mogul Don Robey was so taken with Gatemouth Brown's talents that he built his entire Peacock label around him. Robey already owned the Bronze Peacock night club and various other business interests, but it was his meeting of Br ... More >>

Loud Library

[Note: Click on the numbers for parts 1, 2 and 3.] Fifth Ward music mogul Don Robey was so taken with Gatemouth Brown's talents that he built his entire Peacock label around him. Robey already owned the Bronze Peacock night club and various other business interests, but it was his meeting of Br ... More >>

Ladies in Blue

You think you like the blues? You ain't seen nothing yet.

Houston's Very Best Songs Ever

...otherwise known as the H-Town 20

James Hunter

ames Hunter appears Friday, May 26, at the Continental Club, 3700 Main, 713-529-9899

Gutbucket Blues, Chopped and Screwed

The North Mississippi Allstars and Houston DJ Jimmy D team up on a revolutionary EP

Midtown Getdown

Rich's goes straight, and the wait for a first-class, midsize Houston venue could be over

Wham, Bam, Thank You MAMH

The proposed Museum of American Music History could be the solution to our "image problem"

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Two Steps from the Blues (MCA/Duke-Peacock)

Tangled Up in Blues

Some 12-bar specialists serve only themselves. I.J. Gosey serves the greater good of the music.

A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: Houston and "Brazoria"

The final installment of our Five States of Texas project brings it all back home, to the new state of Brazoria, encompassing all of Southeast Texas from the Brazos Valley to Sabine Pass. ​Patron Saint: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. A master of rock and roll, country, Cajun/Creole, blues and jazz, n ... More >>