Taj Mahal can rightly be called a living legend for his contribution to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as that of Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Johnny Cash, Taj Mahal has pushed the boundaries of African American music throughout his career by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues, and jazz. He has won three Grammy Awards out of 14 nominations, been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.

Taj Mahal fans know that he began working with Ry Cooder in the Los Angeles band The Rising Sons in the mid-60s. His first two solo albums on Columbia, Taj Mahal (1967) and The Natch’l Blues (1968), are two of the most influential blues albums of all time…!

Never one to be confined, he has recorded more styles of roots music than any other artist. His recordings include music from the Caribbean, Hawaii, Africa, and India, as well as gospel, rock, early R&B, children’s music, soundtracks, and nearly every type of acoustic and electric blues.

A historic monument not to be missed!