In Black Mountain, a three-day festival celebrating the history and impact of blues music wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 28.The Black Mountain Blues Festival featured a vibrant mix of national and ...

This Friday night World Records welcomes to its stage an artist who changed the course of music history in America: Curtis ...

I have been a lover of music for my entire life and this year I wanted to dive deep into music history that helped to shape the genres that we listen to today. The Blues Trail was created in 2006 and ...

HGTV picked the best roadside attractions for all 50 US states. Top spot in Mississippi is a blues legend. Visit Clarksdale ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – There's no way one can listen to the music of blues and not feel it. CBS 2 recently met a woman who tells the stories of blues greats past, present, future and female. It's her mission ...

pt. I. History, Development, and Influence. 1. African Influences: A Pre-history. 2. The New World. 3. Some Highly Musical Places. 4. The Classic Era. 5. Hoodoo ...

Chicago is celebrated as a hub of the blues. Memphis, too. And, of course, the Mississippi Delta. But you don't hear as much about Houston, despite its size (the fourth-largest city in the country), ...

The youngest band to perform at the recent Baton Rouge Blues Festival, the Juke Joint Juniors feature middle and high school students enrolled in the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Blues After School ...

Jefferson City, Mo. – Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced a program on the history of pre-World War II St. Louis blues music. The program will be held at the Missouri State ...

B.B. King’s soulful guitar work and blues legacy inspired Led Zeppelin’s sound and helped shape the future of rock music.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – For the past three years, St. Augustine has become the home of one of the most special Black History Month events in Northeast Florida. Now, in its 4th year, the Fort Mose Jazz ...

The newest mural in downtown Aurora represents a homecoming in several ways. For artist Max Sansing, it’s personal. He learned how to draw and paint from his uncle, Aurora resident Nazree Taylor, who ...