On the final Friday of Black History Month's centennial year, Pine Bluff unveiled the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Blues & Wellness Plaza—the nation's largest outdoor gallery dedicated to Delta music and ...

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 ...

The Texas Legislature designated the Grimes County Community as “The Blues Capital of Texas” in 2005 ...

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

Angelique Francis has a message for those who contend that Ottawa Bluesfest abandoned its roots as a blues festival long ago: ...

Before Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, they heard the blues live —and were inspired to change rock music forever ...

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His longevity is one of the reasons Ryan Coogler wanted the elder statesman of the blues to be in his movie, and he ...

If you know the history of music, then you know Alabama is one of the nation’s best-kept secrets of Soul, Gospel, and Roots music. Just down the road from Albertville, ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) — John A. Logan College is continuing its Black History Month programming Monday with a live lecture and performance from acclaimed American blues and roots musician Corey ...

Buddy Guy and Miles Caton don't summon any spirits, but listening to them together will make your day better. Just a few weeks until we see if Sinners takes any Oscars, and NPR wants to remind you its ...

A concert put together by The Village will honor Black female songwriters, and Kingdom Voice & Music's Black History Month Celebration returns.