The American Folk Blues Festival tours of Europe educated an entire generation, and was how the youthful Jagger, Richards, Page, Beck, Winwood et al first got to see the likes of Muddy Waters ...

Back when Arthur Migliazza had hair and Tom Walbank's hair had only hints of grey, the Tucson blues musicians took their act to Memphis and made it to the finals of the 2010 International Blues ...

But how did the blues arrive in the UK in the first place and what made so many young musicians fall under its spell to the point that it changed the make-up and sound of music throughout the world?

Anyone heading to The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio in Albany on Friday night to hear Seth Rosenbloom’s blues guitar ...