Texas-born singer/songwriter Sugaray Rayford (né Caron Nimoy “Sugaray” Rayford) embodies soul music. Physically, at a towering height of six feet and five inches, Rayford’s voice emerges with a depth that few can replicate. Spiritually, Rayford’s lyrics lean into his gospel and blues influences while embracing today’s sentiments.

The Claudettes fuse Chicago piano blues with the full-throttle energy of rockabilly and punk and the sultriness of ’60s soul to write a thrilling new chapter in American roots music.

February 25th London, John Mayall participated in a concert for the ages - A celebration of former Bluesbreaker/Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green. Hosted by Mick Fleetwood and including members of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Oasis, ZZ Top, Metallica, Crowded House and many, many more. A truly be epic evening!

The Claudettes' new track "Declined," whose video is premiering exclusively below, could be an anthem for the #MeToo era. But keyboardist Johnny Iguana says the song, from the quartet's upcoming High Times in the Dark album, actually preceded the movement.

Punk-blues piano, garage-soul guitars and booming drums still leave plenty of space for Berit Ulseth’s gorgeous vocals as Grammy-winning producer Ted Hutt creates an inviting wall of sound on the band’s most compelling album yet.

An Americana band whose sun-kissed songwriting, fiery electric guitar, and lush vocal harmonies evoke the California coastline as much as the Bible Belt countryside, the HawtThorns are rooted in the collaborative chemistry of husband-and-wife duo KP and Johnny Hawthorn.

Already a leading light in L.A.’s independent country scene, the HawtThorns swing for the heartland country-rock fences with “Shaking,” whose brightly-strummed guitars and sunny harmonies channel the warmth of the band’s west coast home. If KP Hawthorn’s voice sounds familiar, that’s likely because the frontwoman recently logged several years with Calico, whose roster of twang-loving power women also included…

Veteran blues guitarist John Mayall will release a new album called Nobody Told Me through Forty Below Records on February 22.

Hear the latest track from it, a version of Little Milton’s “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” featuring Todd Rundgren, below:

“When I was 18, one of the greatest influences in my musical life was John Mayall’s Bluebreakers,” says Rundgren. “Some 50 years later, it is one of the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had as a guitarist – to be a Bluesbreaker, if only for a moment.”

WORLD PREMIERE: Sugaray Rayford Unveils New Single ‘You and I’ Photo: Suzan Jones

With just a few weeks remaining until the arrival of Sugaray Rayford’s new album Somebody Save Me, the Texas-born bluesman has shared the project’s latest Stax-indebted stormer of a third single, “You and I.” Though imbued with throwback echoes of soul music’s past, the buoyant track coupled with Rayford’s impassioned vocals coalesce for a sound that’s undeniably fresh and inspired.

"The Revelator" is the lead cut from Somebody Save Me, the new release from Texas-born soul/blues singer Sugarray Rayford out March 1 on Forty Below Records.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Otis Redding, Teddy Pendergrass, and Muddy Waters, Rayford remains very much his own artist. The song marries the funky soulfulness of classic R&B records while acknowledging contemporary