Two of last year’s best recordings were the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3,” and “Red Hot + Riot,” a tribute to the music and spirit of the late Afro-pop pioneer Fela ...
Taj Mahal: ‘Wherever the Rolling Stones went, it was happening’ - INTERVIEW: The veteran bluesman has inspired everyone from ...
Blues titan Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., known by his stage name Taj Mahal, will play everything from banjo and ukulele to keyboards and guitar at his June 3 performance at The Refinery Charleston ...
Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Johnny Cash, throughout his career ...
Legendary blues icon and five-time Grammy Award winner Taj Mahal is bringing his unique and masterful sound to the valley this summer. Known for his profound influence on blues, roots and world music, ...
Soulful musical polymath Taj Mahal and guitar god Ry Cooder go way back. In the mid-60s, they played in Los Angeles band the Rising Sons, one of the country’s first integrated bands fusing rock and ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Poway OnStage announces a one-night-only performance by Blues legend Taj ...
Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a 22-year-old joining forces with a then-17-year-old ...
Taj Mahal was not yet a blues legend when the Rolling Stones first heard him live in the mid-1960s at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles. But they immediately became avid fans of his no-nonsense ...
FARGO — Even at an early age, Taj Mahal was developing his unique “global concept” of culture, influences and history about everything from music to agriculture — and he owes that to his parents. The ...
For some, it may be hard to believe that Taj Mahal's new album, Maestro, celebrates the blues legend's 40th year of recording. For me, it's hard to believe that it's been only 40 years. My initial ...
Taj Mahal, a musician expert at many styles, is playing a Thursday concert at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse alongside his long-running Phantom Blues Band.