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The birthplace of the Blues ... with Delta history and stories of learning his craft from an 88-year-old bluesman. At Red’s Blues Club, Lucious Spiller took the stage with guitar and harmonica ...
Hall of Fame class includes a Stax hitmaker, blues icon, broadcasting executive and more. Here is a closer look at the six ...
SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz Dance Theater promises magical event with ‘Cinderella’ Once again, the story of “Cinderella” will be getting the royal treatment when Santa Cruz Dance ...
Staff writers Philip Jankowski, Gromer Jeffers, Jr., Nolan McCaskill and Aaron Torres contributed to this report.
Sinners is breaking box office records and receiving rave reviews. Tom Cruise is a fan, saying it's a "must-see" in theaters.
There’s a strong line-up of international roots, acoustic, blues and World music acts booked at next month’s Gate To ...
There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar ...
Author Matt Chaney, Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, discusses the inspiration for his books, “River Shows, Blues ...
“B.B. just laughed and said, ‘The old man has made some mistakes, but maybe I've done some things right. I want you to be the ...
The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about investing in the Delta town that built the blues. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re ...
It was a wonderful time. It was the greatest gift of my life to be around all that. … It’s why I subtitle the book ‘my lucky ...
In particular, the film celebrates Delta blues, music made by Black artists “living under a back-breaking form of American apartheid,” and what Coogler describes as “our country’s most ...