Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

John Mayall, a towering figure in the world of blues, has passed away at the age of 90. Known for his immense influence and ...

Denny Breau will perform f olk/blues/love songs on Jan. 28; bluegrass/folk band Stan Keech & Friends are scheduled for Feb.

‘Music Is Akin To The Spirit Of Man’: Sam Phillips On His Life In Music ...

That's right, folks, half a century of nurturing Austin's vibrant live music scene and bringing the blues to the masses. To ...

He is best known for his book about the Rolling Stones. But he mostly wrote about blues artists, some of them famous (B.B.

"I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to inherit his lungs and his mannerisms and everything; [people] say they see ...

Lonnie Johnson’s ‘Blues & Ballads’ and Mississippi John Hurt’s ‘Today!’ are set to be reissued courtesy of Bluesville Records ...

Blues has been called the first truly American music. The colour blue has described melancholy and depression since Elizabethan times, but as a musical form its style was born from the experiences ...

If you're a country fan who has dismissed the Grateful Dead as "hippie music" you need to hear these covers of classic Dead tunes.

It wasn’t long before the music would take over – transforming the sandwich shop into what would become the most talked about ...