DeFord Bailey was born on December 14, 1899, and he remains one of the most trailblazing musicians in country music history.

Blues music was born in the Mississippi River delta, a pivotal event in American music history. You can visit the place ...

Avenue in Anna Nagar, Chennai. A pale November evening. The room glows softly; chairs lie scattered; someone tunes a guitar, ...

The two explain how their partnership yielded "Sinners," the critical and box office smash about the blues, the Jim Crow ...

The controversy about Zach Bryan's latest song taps into a half century of political realignment and country's evolution.

In the summer of 1920, the United States is a country of deep contradictions: a land of Jim Crow laws, lynching and rising black activism, even as Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues” opens the recording ...

Historic Route 66 across Missouri – a road trip through the Heart of America - Looking for authentic Midwest vintage charm, ...

Dion DiMucci, famous for all-time classics such as "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer" and "Donna the Prima Donna" has a new book ...

In partnership with Captiva Cruises, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) will host its next Pine Island Sounds cruise of the season on Dec. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. departing from McCarthy’s ...

Led Zeppelin's fourth album is a classic rock milestone. Here are the stories behind the songs on that masterpiece.

On Dec. 2, 1927, in Dallas, the country musicians of the East Texas Serenaders entered a recording studio for the first time. The result was a Columbia 78 featuring the song “Sweetest Flower” backed ...