The next-gen blues star has been bestowed his second signature Tele, but it took the Purple One’s influence to convince him ...

Willie Dixon. Born at the Delta’s southern tip in 1915, Willie Dixon followed the Great Migration to Chicago. There, he penned some of the greatest blues songs of the century, delivering hits to Muddy ...

The Chicot Cheetahs Stringband is gettThe group's six members have assembled in the music room at Chicot Elementary to run ...

Athabascan culture stretches across interior Alaska, a landmass larger than California, encompassing dozens of rural Native ...

The three-decade tradition of Dunedin Wines the Blues continues on Saturday, Nov. 8, from noon to 8 p.m. in Pioneer Park on ...

What is R&B, where’d it come from and where’d it go? An array of five-star entertainers will give a musical answer to these questions when the Manship Theatre presents the "Rhythm and Blues Revue" at ...

A decade before Ottawa had Bluesfest, we had a blues scene fertile enough to propel a teenage Sue Foley into a career that has not only lasted more than 30 years, but also earned the Ottawa-born ...

“There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers When you ...

Jimmy Holmes is the last in a line of music legends as he seeks to keep a singular American art form thriving Jim Beaugez Photographs by Timothy Ivy The worn hands and nubby fingernails of Bentonia, ...

WINCHESTER — Students at John Handley High School took the reins when it came to their classes Wednesday afternoon during the school’s third annual choice incentive day. From changing a tire, to ...

The singer/songwriter is one of the 2024 Kennedy Center honorees. In 1996, Raitt spoke to Fresh Air about about the musicians that inspired her, including Mississippi Fred McDowell. This is FRESH AIR.

When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...