“Hand to heart, my favorite players were always the ones that had such an identifiable style and wrote songs in that very 12-bar blues framework,” Knowles told Cleveland.com and The Plain ...

Nearly a decade later, Bill Haley & His Comets employed the same melody over a 12-bar blues to create “Rock Around the Clock,” the first mainstream rock song.

The result is a droning, hypnotic character. And unlike the comfortingly predictable 12-bar blues most people are familiar with—think of “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley or “The Thrill Is Gone ...

We had an old upright on which I started picking out tunes from that time, you know, from the big band era, but of course I didn't know, for example, that "In The Mood" was a 12 bar blues. My ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in the key of ...

In the seventh track, “The Buddha On The Lawn” they bring back a late ‘70s-’80s sound, incorporating elements of blues through a baby grand backing, prominent alongside steady rhythm guitars and ...

Kasauli Rhythm & Blues Festival 2025: The scenic hills of Kasauli came alive with the sounds of soul-stirring melodies and heartfelt purpose as the Kasauli Rhythm & Blues Festival 2025 wrapped up ...