With “traditional” blues as their foundation, some artists and educators working to introduce the music to the next ...

The River City Blues Festival returns to Marietta March 20–21, featuring live music, regional artists, and a boost to the ...

For artists like Matt Schofield, Eric Gales, Shemekia Copeland, Jeff Taylor, and D.K. Harrell, blues is more than a genre; it’s inheritance, influence, and life itself. In an exclusive interview with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blues posters, pictures and drawings are displayed for sale at Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art in Clarksdale, MS. The Delta ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But is that movie, for all its acclaim and the way it immersed audiences in Thirties Mississippi Delta blues, enough to keep it ...

In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. It was where Chicago’s Black blues performers made the records ...

The real Rainey would be out of a job just a year later: classic blues was fading in popularity in favor of swing jazz, and the advent of talking pictures had dented the centrality of live ...

Allentown’s Blues, Brews, and BBQ festival turns 17 this year — meaning that the festival is two years older than one of its featured performers. In addition to national touring acts like Parker ...

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WSPA) — A huge blues festival in Western North Carolina is bringing in top musicians and supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Black Mountain Blues Festival is back for ...

The Durango Blues Train has released its lineup for this summer’s three-day run on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge ...