And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...

The rise of blues rock in the 1960s propelled acts like Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones to legendary status, and 1965 was the emerging genre's zenith.

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

Southern rock pioneer fused country blues with San Francisco-style extended improvisation, creating a template for countless jam bands ...

Live music in Rockford returns this summer at Music on the Rock at the Burpee Museum of Natural History featuring 12 weeks of ...

Before he arrived at the Old Joliet Prison south of Chicago, now the Joliet Area Historical Museum, Erik Devereux made sure his ensemble was in appropriate Blues Brothers order. The basics weren’t a ...

Legendary blues and soul singer Barbara Carr has died. She was 85. Carr died on April 15, according to multiple reports. “As many have already heard, St. Louis has lost a legendary artist,” the St.