No one sings pain, joy, or survival quite like a blues singer. Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of enslaved African Americans, blues music rose up from the cotton fields and ...

The blues genre has never been totally obsolete. However, in the ever-changing music industry, the genre has seemingly taken a back seat in favor of other types of music. It’s a shame, but it is ...

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...

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 ...

Blues music and romance share an intimate relationship that has resonated through generations, making the genre the ultimate soundtrack for love’s complicated journey. From smoky nightclubs to quiet ...

Joe Perry has named Stevie Ray Vaughan as one of the greatest blues guitarists he has ever heard. The praise came during a recent interview, where he clarified that he did admire many famous guitar ...

Some blues guitar solos are so good and so flooded with emotion, the only way you could ever really describe them is 'naughty ...

The Philadelphia Blues Society hosted its first annual blues festival at Temple University’s Ambler Campus on Oct. 11. The daylong event featured performances by local, national and internationally ...