It’s been a long time so it’s hard to remember exactly, but some time in the winter of 1970-71, Taj Mahal played the Houston Music Hall. Between 1968 and 1971, he had put out five albums and become a ...

NEW YORK — Taj Mahal, the blues legend whose vibrant, worldly music encompassed African-rooted sounds of all kinds, will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. “I’m very happy that a group of my ...

Over the course of his fifty-plus years of active musicology, Taj Mahal has explored all manner of roots music, but he always returns to his main influences in the blues. His delving into reggae and ...

But Mahal got a solo record deal and his first four albums — "Taj Mahal" (1967), "The Natch'l Blues" (1968) and 1969's "Giant Step" and "De Ole Folks at Home" — mixed his originals with updated, often ...

Legendary blues icon and five-time Grammy Award winner Taj Mahal is bringing his unique and masterful sound to the valley this summer. Known for his profound influence on blues, roots and world music, ...

The post Taj Mahal on Grammy Noms, Generational Blues, and Swingin’ Live in Tulsa: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Mahal’s signature style — deeply informed by blues, jazz, folk, and world ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Guitarist, singer, and blues legend Taj Mahal will be making his way to the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall this summer. The concert will be held on July 14 at 8 p.m. Best known for ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Maybe it's the panama hat. Or the diamond earring. Or perhaps it is the eight-stringed ukulele on which he does constant little runs. Taj Mahal looks every bit the part of the U.S.

Living blues legend Taj Mahal is taking the stage at the historic Bing Crosby Theater. Born in 1942, Mahal grew up in a musical environment and studied multiple instruments from a young age, but was ...

Taj Mahal seems to revel in the melting pot of world music rather than in the prestige of his bluesman credentials. When he talks about Ben Harper, his friend and collaborator on his latest project, a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Taj Mahal, the blues legend whose vibrant, worldly music encompassed African-rooted sounds of all kinds, will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Mahal, whose real name is Henry ...