Blues

When the Fabulous Thunderbirds most recently played at Tahoe, bandleader Kim Wilson was asked who is his choice as the greatest living guitarist, John Primer was the first mentioned. “He’s a harmonica player’s dream,” says harp player Bob Corritore, who teamed with Primer to make the album “Knockin’ Around These Blues,” released April 16.

Roy Rogers’ penchant for stretching musical boundaries has put the slide guitarist onstage with Paraguayan harp and violin player Carlos Reyes.

Elvin Bishop in concert.

Elvin Bishop and his terrific band entertained a sold-out crowd at Harrah's Lake Tahoe with new, old and really old tunes.

In the first of a Tahoe Onstage series of columns, slide guitarist Roy Rogers says why he loves live music.

Elvin Bishop moved to the South Side of Chicago in the early 1960s, the heyday of the blues. He shares stories about Magic Sam, Smokey Smothers and Otis Rush.

Elvin Bishop takes a dig at the media and explains why people call his music "southern rock." He is 70 years old and has three releases in as many years. Bishop and his band play Saturday at Harrah's Lake Tahoe.

Roy Rogers --the one with chops, not chaps -- will have a new musical partner when he plays April 27 at Lake Tahoe.