Blues music was born in the Mississippi River delta, a pivotal event in American music history. You can visit the place ...

Grammy-winning Memphis music producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell recently showed the world how the blues is done, recruiting an all-star team of musicians to work on the record-breaking horror ...

Is Mississippi’s longstanding claim as the birthplace of the blues a myth? Years of independent research by Xavier University professor and jazz clarinetist Michael White and blues-based guitarist, ...

Leo “Bud” Welch, who gained international acclaim for his blues only after he turned 80, died at his home in Bruce on Tuesday afternoon. He was 85. Since his breakthrough in 2014, Welch had recorded ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...

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 ...

Despite the rising river levels, officials say they are still on to hold the festival at LeClaire park. They announced on Friday, June 29, they have been approved to use the park for the festival.

John Fahey, an eccentric folk guitarist heralded as a unique alchemist of American roots music and a powerful influence on his peers, died Thursday. He was 61. Fahey had been hospitalized since last ...

REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS APRIL 1ST. TODAY THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON TOOK OFF IN JACKSON. <FIRST 4 SECONDS GUITAR NATIONAL ANTHEM> THE MARATHON WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE ...

Blues legend Bobby Rush and other Mississippi blues musicians performed at the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. Rush, 91, energized the crowd with his harmonica playing and classic blues songs.