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

Grammy-winning Memphis music producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell recently showed the world how the blues is done, recruiting an all-star team of musicians to work on the record-breaking horror ...

His name's Edward Antoine, the man who's singing, but he calls himself King Edward, just like the historic hotel a mile away. He just turned 87, and though he must sit down to perform, his voice still ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

In the Northern midwest region of the United States is the state of Mississippi. It’s famous for magnolias, the mighty ...

ALTON — Aaron Kamm and the One Drops will perform at the Alton Godfrey Rotary Park, 110 E. 3rd St. from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18. Hailing from St. Louis, AKOD merges flavors of Roots Reggae and ...

SPOKE WITH THE BIG WINNERS INCLUDING OUR OWN BRADLEY DAVIS WHO CAME IN CLOSE TO THE TOP AT THE FINISH LINE. NATS THE 17TH ANNUAL MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON KICKED OFF IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON ON WHAT ...

side 1: Bud Billings and Carson Robison. Silvery Arizona Moon; side 2: Jimmie Rodgers. Mississippi River Blues (His Master's Voice 4207). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1931 and released on ...

Blues legend Bobby Rush and other Mississippi blues musicians performed at the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. Rush, 91, energized the crowd with his harmonica playing and classic blues songs.