"Slow Ride," with its lengthy array of undulating intensity, is the main hit from Foghat's fifth studio album ("Fool for the ...

Blues music can't be explained in just a few words. It's a way of life and it comes from the heart. These 25 songs show the breadth and depth of the genre.

Blues Song Is a Decades-Long Music Lesson As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians ...

The blues music genre has been around for a very long time and produced some incredible singers and musicians, but what are the most legendary blues songs? With its origins tracing back over 100 ...

Daniel de Visé, author of definitive B.B. King biography, "King of the Blues," will discuss his book in Memphis on Oct. 16.

Songs of work, struggle. The lyrics of blues guitarist J.B. Lenoir’s song, "Down in Mississippi,” depict themes running through the blues, conjuring images of men and women working the land to ...

Eight-time Grammy-winning bluesman Buddy Guy is the definition of a living legend. Turning 89 on July 30 – the same day his ...

Paul Butterfield and Charlie Musselwhite were among the first harmonica players to bring the harp and blues music to rock audiences. Initially, Butterfield had the greater success — thanks in ...