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 ...

The late 19th and early 20th century work songs and spirituals of the Mississippi Delta have traveled far. They came from Freddie Spruell, Charley Patton, Eddie “Son” House, Chester Burnett (Howlin’ ...

From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) – On Friday, May 29, 2026, Ouachita Live will present Mississippi blues pianist Eden Brent and ...

He was 89 years old. And as musician Lenny Kravitz wrote on X/Twitter following the news, “BB, anyone could play a thousand ...

GUITAR HERO Bay Area bluesman Roy Rogers is considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists. (Photo courtesy of Roy Rogers) Though named after the King of the Cowboys, guitarist ...

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 ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...