Get your school of rock knowledge on, with Bluescentricโs own fun & informative musical library. Find articles on blues & soul music, bluegrass, vinyl record collecting, old music venues, interesting music trivia & more.
Rock & Roll Trivia, Articles, etc
Click to this section to learn all about the wild tour stories, articles, music trivia about rock music legends and the labels that made them stars.
Check out our page featuring Janis Joplin Trivia, Articles, Bands & Bio
Check out our page featuring Pink Floyd Trivia, Articles, Bands & Bio
Hereโs a few of our favorite highlights:
What Bands did Jimi Hendrix Play With
How Sun Records Invented Rock n Roll
David Bowieโs โHeroesโ Songfacts and Words
Kris Kristofferson, Janis Joplin and the story of โMe and Bobby McGeeโ
The Story of Janis Joplinโs Porsche and itโs Wild Ride
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The Blues
Click to this section to learn all about the legends, tall tales, wild stories and funny language used in blues music with Bluescentricโs exclusive library of articles.
Hereโs a few of our favorite highlights:
Every Blues Musician Featured on the Cover of the 1994 Jimi Hendrix BLUES Album
The Story Behind Robert Johnson Selling His Soul To The Devil
Howlinโ Wolf SPOONFUL Songfacts and Lyrics
Statesboro Blues Songfacts & Words
List of all Cameos in the 1980 Blues Brothers Movie
Chuck Berryโs Roll Over Beethoven Song Facts & Words
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Jazz Music Trivia, Articles, etc.
Hereโs a few of our favorite Jazzy Highlights:
Why was Charlie Parker named โBirdโ?
Kansas Cityโs famous Chesterfield Club
The Story Behind Miles Davisโ โSo Whatโ and the Recording of โKind of Blueโ
Why Miles Davis Stopped Playing โKind of Blueโ Live
Why Miles Davis stopped playing trumpet for five years
The Story behind Miles Davis โBitches Brewโ, songfacts, meaning, and history
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Soul & Funk Music
Hereโs a few of our favorite soulful highlights:
Betty Jean Newsome, the woman behind James Brownโs Manโs World
Ten Things you didnโt know about Whitney Houston
Songfacts and Words for Aretha Franklinโs RESPECT
Parliament-Funkadelic Trivia & Articles
Funkadelic โCan You Get To Thatโ Songfacts and Lyrics
What is the difference between Parliament and Funkadelic?
What band members were in Funkadelic?
The Story of the Parliament-Funkadelic โOne Nation Under a Grooveโ Flag
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Punk Music
Nazi Punks Fuck Off by Dead Kennedys Songfacts and Words
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Outlaw Country
How Waylon Jennings Escaped Fate on Buddy Hollyโs Doomed Plane
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way by Waylon Jennings Songfacts & Words
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Interesting Music Stories!
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Articles for Record Collectors & Selling Vinyl Records
Read about vinyl record collecting, what to expect when youโre selling your record collection, the best vinyl record cleaning supplies & accessories, and interesting vinyl record information.
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Vintage Music Venues, Jazz & Blues Clubs, etc.
Take a trip to the gritty historic live music clubs and venues where your favorite genres were developed and your favorite artists played legendary once-in-a-lifetime performances. Important historic music venues too often fade into obscurity and Bluescentric works to honor & preserve these clubsโ legacies and memories.
The Chesterfield Club โ Kansas City, Missouri
The Blue Bird Inn โ Detroit, Michigan
Club Paradise โ Memphis, Tennessee
Miltonโs Tap Room โ Kansas City, Missouri
Jayโs Lounge & Cockpit โ Cankton, Louisiana
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Vintage Record Labels
Discover the fascinating stories, hidden history and trivia behind some of the most influential record labels in music history! Take a musical journey from Memphis roots to electric Chicago, New York and across the ocean.
Cobra Records โ Chicago, Illinois
Sun Records โ Memphis, Tennessee