From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

In the third episode of a six-part series presented by American Songwriter and Renasant Bank, Rivers of Rhythm takes a deep look at the popularity of blues music as we celebrate Black History Month.

Many of America’s greatest blues artists are women, including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Sister Rosetta Tharpe – but they ...

Back in 2007, music fan Nick Duckett walked into a record shop hoping to buy a comprehensive history of rhythm and blues on CD. To his surprise, the owner told him no such set existed at the time.

Yesterday, our picks for rock SOTS were maligned, and that’s understandable: Those were mainstream selections, and the chart toppers will not always sit well with the persnickety pop-music fan.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A modern blues star will be headlining the first themed night for blues music at Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport. The establishment's Blues Night, which takes place from 6:30 ...

Gene Allison, 69, whose 1957 recording “You Can Make It if You Try” was a top five single on Billboard’s R&B; chart, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Feb. 28. The cause of ...

Taking the basic rhythm game philosophy as pioneered by Parappa the Rapper and made mainstream by Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero, A Musical Story aims for a more low-key indie melancholy but ...

Join the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce for A Night of Rhythm & Blues featuring The Brownskin Band on Nov. 7, 2025, at the ...