Documentary Reveals Houston’s Unsung Blues Legacy

Documentary Reveals Houston’s Unsung Blues Legacy

The phrase “luv ya, blue” is synonymous with Houston thanks to the Oilers football team, but maybe the phrase should be “luv ya, blues.” The Bayou City is one of the most important places in the history of the musical genre, but scant few people know it.Hopefully that will change with the film When Houston Had the Blues, a deeply fascinating documentary that explores the rise and fall of the genre in the city’s historic Third and Fifth Wards. It…

Luther Allison’s son to honor his father’s legacy: ‘Blues never dies’

Guitarist Bernard Allison will join several other Madison-area bands at the Atwood Music Hall in a tribute concert for the late guitarist Luther Allison.