Slash released an album of blues and soul standards that no one was expecting, then took the show on the road to support community causes ...

Despite being just 18 years old, Grace Bowers is a shining light for the future of blues guitar. She’s been championed by the ...

Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

With Vagnini's long history of involvement in the local music scene, he’s already developed a master plan to offer a ...

It wasn’t long before the music would take over – transforming the sandwich shop into what would become the most talked about ...

Whether people buy into the Johnson story or not, visitors to Clarksdale may stand at the “Crossroads” sign where DeSoto ...

"I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to inherit his lungs and his mannerisms and everything; [people] say they see ...

He is best known for his book about the Rolling Stones. But he mostly wrote about blues artists, some of them famous (B.B.

Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones in Japan are opening across New York, attracting audiophiles and city dwellers ...

The daughter of piano players, Houston’s "Swamp Boogie Queen" was drawn to the sounds of Little Richard and Fats Domino.

Should you ever get the chance, start your new year with Bill Murray singing, his fists clenched, his arms thrusting ...

Lonnie Johnson’s ‘Blues & Ballads’ and Mississippi John Hurt’s ‘Today!’ are set to be reissued courtesy of Bluesville Records ...