The oldest juke joint in Mississippi, and perhaps the whole of the U.S., is still keeping the blues alive 78 years after ...

ST. LOUIS — The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and decline in visitors. The museum’s board of ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - It's day two at Blast Furnace Blues Fest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The 14th annual festival honors the deep roots and powerful legacy of the American blues tradition. Multi-Grammy ...

What would the movie “Jaws” have been without the music? How about “Grease,” “Dirty Dancing” or any of Quentin Tarantino’s pictures? The horror movie “Sinners,” written and directed by Ryan Coogler, ...

Miles Caton was prepping for his first-ever movie role when the film’s director Ryan Coogler sent him a playlist of essential blues music. “It had the greats on there — Charley Patton, Buddy Guy, B.B.

TUNICA, Miss. (Amazing America) — Created by the Mississippi Blues Commission in 2006, the Mississippi Blues Trail highlights the most notable sites involved in the birth, growth, and influence of ...

In January 1961, a young folk troubadour left his childhood home in Minnesota for the mean streets of New York City to chase a career in music. Finding success in the folk clubs lining Greenwich ...

The history of blues music is drenched in melancholy. Merriam-Webster tells us the first known use was in 1741, originating from “blue devils.” So it’s no surprise when some of the most gut-wrenching ...

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades. By Clay Risen John P. Hammond, a singer and guitarist whose virtuosic ...

John Hammond, the Grammy‑winning blues singer and guitarist whose prolific career honored the Delta blues across six decades, died on Saturday at age 83. His death was confirmed by musician and ...

The 10th annual Lancaster Roots & Blues, a festival of music, continued Saturday in downtown Lancaster. It kicked off Friday and runs through Sunday across eight stages in six venues. Locations for ...