In 2023, we told you about the debut of Nat Myers, an acclaimed blues musician from Kentucky. American Songwriter said his ...

In her early 40s she moved to Memphis and switched ... He’s from a Baton Rouge family of gospel and blues musicians, and he’s got a big voice and the bluesman’s weary-but-still-keepin ...

There are few figures in blues history as notable as Muddy Waters. Born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, Muddy was cetral to the evolution of the genre, from its beginnings as the folk music of the ...

Cleveland’s story as an early torchbearer of rhythm and blues begins in the late 1940s when this new genre of pulsating, dance-oriented music was broadcast on local stations like WJMO and WABQ.

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to ... such as "I'm So Excited" and "Neutron Dance" during the early 1980s. Well, before they crested the charts, they had a country ...

“It is such a pleasure to be here surrounded by these legendary blues musicians to honor one of ... He left home at such an early age, taught himself to play and revolutionized the harmonica.

performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America. During the 1960s, the UK was the location for a vibrant social revolution.

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...