The Winterfest Blues Society Fundraiser will bring eight bands, auctions and raffles to Whiskey Chicks in Bricktown to raise ...

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 ...

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 ...

The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think about the roots of blues music—the raw honesty, the pain wrapped in poetry, the joy carved out of hardship—I think of Ma Rainey. Her voice was more than a sound; it was ...

The River City Blues Festival returns to Marietta March 20–21, featuring live music, regional artists, and a boost to 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.

Crossroads Cultural Connections will present Nebraska-based blues and soul powerhouse Kris Lager on Sunday, March 8, at ...

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

John P. Hammond, a singer and guitarist whose virtuosic performances of classic Delta blues tunes in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village in the 1960s helped instigate a renaissance in blues music, ...

John Hammond, the Grammy‑winning blues singer and guitarist whose career honored the Delta blues across six decades, died at ...