Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, musical heir to a long line of blues greats from the Mississippi Delta, has been compared to the likes of B.B. King. But while the legendary guitarist is one of Ingram's ...

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

The Alabama Blues Project's 16th Annual Evening of Art and Blues fundraiser supports music education and local legends.

The Alpena County Library will host “An Evening of Pre-War Blues Music,” a musical and historical survey of the Blues from the turn of the 20th Century until World War II. It covers the heavy hitters ...

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 ...

Binghamton's annual celebration of blues music, Blues on the Bridge, will return for its 23rd year on Sept. 13. The event is held annually on Binghamton's South Washington Street Bridge, where vendors ...

Because blues music is so old and dates back even before vinyl records and other recording means, there remains a significant amount of mystery regarding its early years. Born in the American South ...

The blues is ripe with legends and myths, not least the oft-touted claim that W.C. Handy was the father of the blues. But as Darryl. W. Bullock tells it, there is an important tract of blues history ...

His brother, like most everyone else at the time, was a huge fan of The Beatles and introduced a young Tracy Lee Nelson to the band and their music. His early music days were filled with playing punk ...