It's well known that Buddy Guy had a huge impact on the direction of Eric Clapton’s career. What's less frequently noted is ...

The blues-rock guitarist released an album in March, performed at Humphrey’s in September, and is celebrating 30 years since ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member co-wrote the classic songs “Green Onions” and “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.” ...

Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, known for Blues Brothers and Booker T. & the MG's, dies at 84. The Memphis music icon ...

Steve Cropper was among the most influential writers, producers, and guitarists in the world of R&B and Southern Soul.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Joe Louis Walker, a raspy-voiced singer and guitarist who took an expansive approach to the blues, recording gritty, down-home albums as well as acclaimed records incorporating ...

Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and ...