Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...

In addition to the Blues Music Awards, a variety of related events, concerts and film screenings are planned in Memphis.

From Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix, here are three paths you might take if you want to start a blues band.

Our picks include Pink’s Curebound Concert for Cures benefit show, ace guitarist Laura Chavez’s album-release concert, the ...

The rock world is mourning the loss of The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder. The founding keyboardist passed away on Wednesday, April 24, at age 82. Pinder was a member of the popular British group from its ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...

New to the blues? Here’s what you need to know to get you started. Blues music is a genre that grew out of the American dream. Its roots were firmly planted in the New World before it migrated to ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...