Taj Mahal

I admit it. I have real trouble seeing Taj Mahal as an 81-year-old. He’s earned the moniker of a legacy artist almost from the time he first began performing in 1964. I was a student at Tufts University at the time. He had just graduated from the University of Massachusetts

Taj Mahal at The Egg

Joan Baez and Taj Mahal star at Acoustic-4-a-Cure Fillmore show

It's not his eclecticism which may be unparalleled in blues that defines Taj Mahal for me. And It's not his acumen on stringed instruments ranging from National steel guitar to banjo to mandolin, but rather it's his attitude that comes across in his voice and on every instrument he plays.

The collaborative TajMo tour made a Grand Rapids stop Sunday night to the delight of fans who reveled in the iconic duo’s magic, not to mention the talents of a rising young star.

Hey, we may not have Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howling Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Rev.

Taj Mahal and his trio hit the stage promptly on Thursday night, and the 69-year-old bluesman proceeded to rock out with no delay. Mahal appeared fit and feisty in a pink shirt and white hat as he joked with the crowd and shook loose some reverb-assisted guitar solos on both familiar material from his early c