Among the juke joints of Clarksdale, Annabel Grossman discovers how the raw, authentic blues of the delta draws an increasing numbers of foreign visitors – and how this is changing the landscape of th ...

Another Muddy Waters classic has joined Chess Records’ Acoustic Sounds Series. Muddy, Brass and the Blues, the blues legend’s third studio album, is now officially available from the esteemed ...

Howlin' Wolf’s 1962 self-titled sophomore album is the latest in his catalog to join Chess Records’ Acoustic Sounds Series.

In the early ‘60s, Buddy Guy’s livewire guitar playing with blues stars like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf wowed soon-to-be rock heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. In ...

Chicago label Chess Records is best known for releasing music by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy, but the label also ...

The smartly styled crowd sipped their drinks, leaned back in their chairs and greeted old friends as they gathered in the ...

Anyone is normally going to want to copy from those that came before them. It’s impossible to be original all the time, and even when making classics, it’s easy for someone to dig into their old ...

He was Howlin' Wolf's lead guitarist and was worshipped by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Stevie Ray Vaughan, but it never ...

Amani Burnham will perform songs from “Roots & Wings,” his first album on the Blind Pig label, at three upcoming Connecticut shows.

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

David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A representative for Coe confirmed the news to USA TODAY April 30. Coe was a ...