The history of blues music is drenched in melancholy. So it’s no surprise when some of the most gut-wrenching blues tunes ...

B.B. King, born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, was an icon in music history. With his groundbreaking guitar playing and soulful voice, King became a global ambassador of ...

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local students are getting a unique opportunity to learn about the blues directly from musicians who visit their schools to perform and educate. This initiative is part of the "Blues ...

The Mississippi Blues Trail highlights the most notable sites involved in the birth, growth, and influence of blues.

The Texas Legislature designated the Grimes County Community as “The Blues Capital of Texas” in 2005 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For artists like Matt Schofield, Eric Gales, Shemekia Copeland, Jeff Taylor, and D.K. Harrell, blues is more than a genre; it’s inheritance, influence, and life itself. In an exclusive interview with ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.