Everyone knows that fashion runs in cycles. Everything from the sheath dress to the bell bottom jeans to pill box hats have been "in" and then "out" and then back "in" again. Music is no different. Jazz, country, rock...they've all seen their days come and go. And come back.

Now it looks like the blues is making its first comeback since the '80s when Robert Cray and B.B. King brought blues music back to the masses after decades of relative obscurity. Which is fine by me. It gives me an excuse to dust off all of my dad's old records (don't laugh — vinyl is also 'back') and relive memories of singing along with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, James Cotton and all the greats while my dad pounded out the melody on the piano.

Who's making blues 'new' again for this generation? Some say it started when Amy Winehouse started adding blues grooves to her music. But in my opinion Elle King wears the crossover crown. Her song "X's and Oh's" was a surprise hit with its hard-driving, bluesy beat and lyrics. Leon Bridges also deserves some credit for his debut album "Coming Home".

Both artists were up for Grammy awards, though not in the blues category. Neither won, but no matter. They've combined their own sound with the historical underpinnings of driving Bo Diddley-style beats, lazy Memphis shuffles and Texas roadhouse guitar to bring back a sound that I've known and loved since I was a kid sitting in front of my dad's hi-fi and singing the blues at the top of my lungs.

If history is any indication of what will happen next, a whole new generation of artists will jump on the blues bandwagon, adding to the rich history of one of America's oldest and favorite musical genres. And chances are, they'll put down their new grooves on vinyl. Just like the old days.