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

Since last week we covered Mississippi Fred McDowell, we might as well stick with the same nickname this week and showcase the nimble-fingered, sweetly likeable Mississippi John Hurt. Hurt wasn't ...

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 ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

The address was 3503 S. State St., but Mezz Mezzrow thought he was in heaven when he met Sidney Bechet at the Deluxe Café. White and in love with the music born in Black communities in Louisiana, ...

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now... Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil ...

The Mississippi Delta has no shortage of museums, historic attractions and clubs devoted to the blues. But visitors will find the region has many other stories to tell, from the cotton plantations ...

Growing up in Maine, the closest I got to the blues was when BB King played the Bangor Auditorium. Seeing that show as a fourteen-year-old was a full on event in my life. One of those flashpoints ...

As one of the world’s leading blues remixers, Charlie Beale has developed a signature style that incorporates samples of ...

If anyone has the right to sing the blues, it’s Diana Braithwaite. The Toronto singer, performing in Victoria on Wednesday with her musician husband, Chris Whiteley, is the descendant of a black slave ...