Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Here are 16 great Delta blues artists. All are Black. Fifteen are men.

Ma Rainey, born Gertrude Pridgett to a touring minstrel family, shaped blues in the early 20th century blending her ...

PAXICO — The Paxico Blues Festival is set to return for its 21st year, bringing top blues musicians to the small town of Paxico on Sept. 20. The festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., is free ...

Before the blues filled grand theaters and concert halls, it lived in humble bars, street corners, and juke joints where life ...

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness.

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 ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas – David “Honeyboy” Edwards sits in a chair atop the modest stage at a restored theater in downtown Grapevine, working his slide guitar like few can and singing, almost shouting, the ...

Emmy-nominated Asheville musician Kat Williams, known for her appearances on America's Got Talent and The Tonight Show with ...

ST. LOUIS - In celebration of the enduring spirit and impact of blues music - the eponymous genre that gave this hockey team its name back in 1967 - the St. Louis Blues today debuted the opening notes ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — News 13 has learned through the Artists Music Guild that local Blue's musician Kat Williams has died ...