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

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 ...

Arcadia's Craig Brogan says music "frees his soul." So Brogan made the trip to Waterside Place Saturday for the second Lakewood Ranch Blues Fest. He loves to see how the blues can bring a community ...

Some of the most soul-stirring towns in Mississippi come alive along the legendary Blues Trail, especially in summer. From smoky juke joints and historic birthplaces to small-town museums and roadside ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. — I recently moved to the heart and soul of the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues. Signs of this rich music heritage are all around me in this part of the state — the ...

It’s agreed among all that from Memphis down to Vicksburg is the cradle of the Delta Blues Music, a genre of American root music that has left an indelible mark on country, jazz, rhythm and blues, and ...

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 ...

The blues are some of the most iconic sounds of America. What began in the South in the late 19th century as a mix of work songs and spirituals evolved into a mostly secular, acoustic guitar driven ...

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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 ...

We’d never really thought of ourselves as fans of the blues (the music, not the hockey team). But then a few years ago, driving through Mississippi, we decided on a whim to visit the B.B. King Museum ...