Sherman Holmes releases One Step Ahead of the Blues, featuring The Blind Boys of Alabama, Joan Osborne and more. Explore his ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard “I look at blues as the way of life… it’s a story, a story told with music.” That voice belongs to Jimmy “Duck” ...

Buddy Guy's The Blues Don't Lie, which is nominated for a Grammy for best traditional blues album, is nominated here for contemporary blues album. By Paul Grein Blues and soul harmonicist, singer, and ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Blues music can be played on instruments like the guitar, piano and ...

Redd Velvet (born Crystal Tucker) started her career as a classically trained singer. In her early 40s she moved to Memphis and switched to the blues. Danny Clinch It’s a Friday afternoon in Memphis ...

Like most music, the blues was not a sudden spontaneous inspiration. Rather, it is a progression of musical styles that emerged from African American culture. Most blue musicians hailed from the south ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

2024 Blues Music Award Winners Announced! The Blues Foundation has announced the winners at the 45th Annual Blues Music Awards that took place May 9 in Memphis. Guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram ...

The five-day expedition, which features performances by the blues icon and other acts, is part of Norwegian's booming business of music- and lifestyle-themed cruises. By Dave Brooks Most cruise ships ...