Jump blues was a style of music that developed in the 1940s and was an offshoot of the big bands of the day. It was essentially an uptempo swing combining jazz, boogie and blues that was popular in ...

Ever since Chuck Berry hot-wired the "jump blues" sound in the 1950s, the electric guitar has been the soul of rock-and-roll. The plugged-in, amplified twang and squeal sounded like noise to adults, ...

Caught the blues guitar bug bad but not sure what to listen to next? We’ve got you covered with 12 of the best albums from some of the greatest players to pick up ...

Johnnie Bassett, a blues singer and guitarist with an urbane, jazzy style and whose studio work included the early recordings of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, died Aug. 4 at a hospital in Detroit.

MORRISTOWN – The Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival graduated from attraction to tradition Saturday with a sixth-annual edition that paid memorial tribute to one friend while celebrating the 90th ...