The blues stands as a grand musical tradition, rooted in the experience of American slavery, that bears witness to the catastrophic circumstances of individual and collective life. The blues delves ...

“Folsom Prison Blues” is a perfect example of how ... made this a defining moment in his career and one of the best country songs of all time.

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and ... at the experience people are having at the time. Typically, blues artists write out of their ...

A paradise positioned on the South Carolina coast, Hilton Head has it all ... one of his songs. BB King was another musician who earned acclaim during the nostalgia boom for the blues in the ...