Blues & Ballads and Today! will be available February 28, 2025 on 180-gram vinyl and hi-res digital. If you live in the Deep South, 2025 has started off with one wicked cold snap that has folks in ...

For fans of American roots music, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum in Avalon, Mississippi, may have been housed inside a 200-year-old shack with a tin roof—it was the childhood home of the late great ...

A museum in Avalon, Miss., was destroyed by a fire yesterday. It honored the legendary bluesman John Hurt. NPR's Neda Ulaby spoke to the musician's granddaughter. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: The Mississippi ...

It must be daunting to do a tribute album to Mississippi John Hurt. His intricate finger-picking style, wistful delivery and Cinderella career make him a unique character in music. Hurt recorded a few ...

In Avalon, Mississippi, a fire burned down the Mississippi John Hurt Museum Wednesday, just hours after it received landmark status. The museum honors country blues singer and guitarist John Hurt and ...

AVALON, Miss. — The mystery surrounding the missing blues trail marker honoring legendary bluesman Mississippi John Hurt and the cause of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum fire is as winding as the ...

The blues captured me initially by its directness of impact. I have never known a more searing expression of emotion. “The blues is a lowdown shaking chill.” It meant a great deal to me personally and ...