Blues is a musical tradition with deep roots in Black Southern American history, dating back to the 1860s. In contrast to country music, which the Grammys have only this year divided into categories ...

Get ready for traditional blues music at its finest, as world-class Chicago blues master The Cash Box Kings headline the final day of the 32nd annual Billtown Blues Festival, Sunday at 5:15 pm, at the ...

Long Beach is getting a bit of the blues this summer, and that’s a good thing for fans of the musical genre. With a lineup of more than 20 acts, the New Blues Festival is taking place at Shoreline ...

Memphis and Mid-South artists are among those vying for honors at the 44th annual Blues Music Awards in May. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the BMAs recognize the best in blues music ...

Mid-South artists John Németh, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Charlie Musselwhite were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards (BMA) on Thursday night. The 44th edition of the BMA honors — ...

Blues singer Bessie Smith’s “Backwater Blues” is often connected to the well-known Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which devastated predominantly Black communities in Arkansas, Mississippi and ...

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Kyle Taylor Parker (Kinky Boots) will perform in a monthly concert series KTP’s Juke Joint Jubilee at Midnight Theatre. Jason May will serve as music director for the concerts, which will begin June ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Blues mainstays Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth each won two awards and Tommy Castro took home the prize of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at the Blues Music ...