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Blues music was born in the Mississippi River delta, a pivotal event in American music history. You can visit the place ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local students are getting a unique opportunity to learn about the blues directly from musicians who visit their schools to perform and educate. This initiative is part of the "Blues ...

B.B. King, born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, Mississippi, was an icon in music history. With his groundbreaking guitar playing and soulful voice, King became a global ambassador of ...

Blues singer Bessie Smith’s “Backwater Blues” is often connected to the well-known Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which devastated predominantly Black communities in Arkansas, Mississippi and ...

For Black History Month, we're sharing stories of overlooked entertainment trailblazers: those who made great strides and historic contributions to film, TV, music, literature and more. When most ...

The youngest band to perform at the recent Baton Rouge Blues Festival, the Juke Joint Juniors feature middle and high school students enrolled in the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Blues After School ...

I have been a lover of music for my entire life and this year I wanted to dive deep into music history that helped to shape the genres that we listen to today. The Blues Trail was created in 2006 and ...

pt. I. History, Development, and Influence. 1. African Influences: A Pre-history. 2. The New World. 3. Some Highly Musical Places. 4. The Classic Era. 5. Hoodoo ...

The Ivas John Band plays at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups in St. Louis The history and culture of the blues is St. Louis is so rich that, even if we could fill an entire magazine issue with content about ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - In an area with a rich history of both music and art, an effort is underway to highlight that heritage and introduce a new generation to the past. It's called "Blues Alley," ...