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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

A collaboration between a blues duo and a powwow drum group came together with ease thanks to commonalities between the two genres, says one of the artists behind it. Get Your Feathers Ready drops ...

John Lodge, longtime bassist and singer for the British rock band the Moody Blues and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died, his family announced. No cause of death was cited; he was 82 ...

The Philadelphia Blues Society hosted its first annual blues festival at Temple University’s Ambler Campus on Oct. 11. The daylong event featured performances by local, national and internationally ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Newman Outdoor Field will be jamming out to a variety of blues music on Friday August 1, and Saturday August 2 for the 2025 Fargo Blues Festival. 13 different bands ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is ...