Author Matt Chaney, Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, discusses the inspiration for his books, “River Shows, Blues ...

Most artists signed to the premier blues label, Alligator, have established careers; however, occasionally, youthful talent ...

Gibson has just debuted blues-rocker Marcus King's new signature Cherry Red ES-345 electric guitar. Learn more here.

Hall of Fame class includes a Stax hitmaker, blues icon, broadcasting executive and more. Here is a closer look at the six ...

There’s a strong line-up of international roots, acoustic, blues and World music acts booked at next month’s Gate To ...

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 ...

Delta blues developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It became a defining sound of the region, characterized by soulful vocals, acoustic guitar, and themes reflecting the joys and ...

The blues runs deep ... s push to transform the Delta’s blues into economic development and a force for racial reconciliation, as B. Brian Foster, associate professor of sociology at the University of ...

Jordan, is set in the Depression-era Mississippi Delta and features ... via-Louisiana blues icon Buddy Guy. Other artists — such as Rush on harmonica and Gales on guitar — contributed music ...

Jordan plays Smoke and Stack, twin brothers who return to their hometown in the 1930s Mississippi Delta ... blues, even taking a trip to Memphis to do a research tour with his father, a blues ...

He carries a steel guitar that he claims once belonged to the legendary Charley Patton, one of the real-life fathers of the Delta blues ... more than a dozen books, including “Dylan Goes ...