When Muddy Waters moved to Chicago in 1943, it didn’t take him terribly long to find his footing in the local music community ...

On this day (April 30) in 1983, McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, died in his sleep in his Westmont, Illinois, home at the age of 70. It is hard to overstate his influence on modern ...

Also, today I’m introducing a new feature you’ll see in The Amplifier every so often: The Amplifier Quiz! Test your knowledge ...

'The Rolling Stones: The Biography' by Bob Spitz is a magisterial work that charts the 60-year journey of 'the greatest rock and roll band in the world.' ...

HARTMAN WILL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THIS YEAR MARKS 100 YEARS OF CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THAT’S RIGHT. A TRADITION THAT BEGAN AS JUST A WEEK IN 1926. IT GREW INTO AN ...

Boogie-Woogie Piano King, Sunday 24th May at 6.30pm - SIMPLY UNMISSABLE!! Ben Waters is one of Britain's most celebrated boogie-woogie and rock & roll pianists. A lifetime on stage has taken him from ...