The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

The community of Columbus enjoyed a time of barks and blues Saturday afternoon at the Paws Humane Society’s 8th Annual Barks ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

The rise of blues rock in the 1960s propelled acts like Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones to legendary status, and 1965 was the emerging genre's zenith.

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

Live music in Rockford returns this summer at Music on the Rock at the Burpee Museum of Natural History featuring 12 weeks of ...

Legendary blues and soul singer Barbara Carr has died. She was 85. Carr died on April 15, according to multiple reports. “As many have already heard, St. Louis has lost a legendary artist,” the St.