Janiva Magness

Grammy-nominated and seven-time Blues Music Award winner Janiva Magness is back with her latest single, “I Was Good to You Baby,” ahead of her highly anticipated album set for release in Spring 2025. Penned by the late Louisiana musician Dave Egan, “Good to You Baby” is a poignant anthem of heartbreak and strength, brought to life by Magnessʼs trademark combination of deep emotion and masterful musicality. Quoting the songʼs lyrics, “I was good to you baby, Youʼll find out someday… maybe,” Magness reflects with humor: “Laughing at the pain, which we all need to do at some point or another,” she says. “If weʼre lucky, we all learn that. ʻI was good to you, you idiot!ʼ” Magness has built a career out of deeply connecting with her audience, and “I Was Good to You Baby” continues this legacy. Known for her commanding voice and ability to convey the complexities of love and loss, she has earned seven Blues Music Awards, including the coveted B.B. King Artist of the Year title, and received a Grammy nomination for Love Wins Again. Her journey from overcoming immense personal tragedies—detailed in her poignant memoir, Weeds Like Us—to becoming one of the most celebrated blues artists today serves as a testament to her resilience and artistry.

STEVIE AND THE BLUESCASTERS is a three-piece acoustic blues band from Philadelphia consisting of vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, National Steel and wood body Resonator, harmonica and percussion. They play unique arrangements of all kinds of blues: Old Country blues including Piedmont, Delta ,Texas, Chicago blues, some old gospel, old country, and a pinch of R&B thrown into the mix. We also include a smattering of International "Blues - Mourna (Creole Portuguese from Cape Verde) , Portuguese Fado and Ladino. They handle many different styles with virtuosity and fluency while laying bare the emotional depths of a song. Over the course of one set the beauty and intensity of their music can elicit a range of audience reactions from “pin drop” silence to dancing and joyous shouting. THE BLUESCASTERS play venues and festivals throughout the tri-state area and New York. They have opened for or shared the stage with Ana Popovic, Shemeika Copeland, David Bromberg, Maurice John Vaughn, Slam Allen, Bernard Allison, Tab Benoit, The Nighthawks, Tinsley Ellis and many others.