Author: Steve Jones

Steve Jones is president of the Crossroads Blues Society and is a long standing blues lover. He is a retired Navy commander who served his entire career in nuclear submarines. He worked in his civilian career from 1996 to 2016 and is now officially retired so he spend most of his time with the blues. He writes for and publishes the bi-monthly newsletter for Crossroads, chairs their music festival and works with their Blues In The Schools program. He resides in Byron, IL.

January 20, 2026January 7, 2026

The Joel Dupuis Band – Very Best Fool | Album Review

January 10, 2026January 6, 2026

Tinsley Ellis – Labor of Love | Album Review

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

The Matt Swanton Band – Growing Pains | Album Review

January 4, 2026December 28, 2025

Christina Crofts – The Best of Bottleneck | Album Review

January 2, 2026December 28, 2025

Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford – Jump Blues Live 1972 | Album Review

November 7, 2025November 5, 2025

Sam Jimenez – Discover The Blues | Book Review

November 2, 2025October 29, 2025

Mark Cameron – Blues Factory | Album Review

October 31, 2025October 29, 2025

Mike Bourne Band – Kansas City O’Clock | Album Review

October 12, 2025October 2, 2025

Tom Hambridge – Down The Hatch | Album Review

October 11, 2025October 2, 2025

Bill Maier, Bill Wax, and Martine Maier – Celebrity Word Scramble – The Blues | Book Review