From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

Blue Ox Music Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, featuring Charley Crockett, Marcus King Band, and The Dead South as headliners. The event will take pl ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Joe Bonamassa recently did something very good for the music-loving world. He put his clout to work and assembled a massive thirty-two song tribute album ...

Here below, we wanted to explore three songs by the late Itta Bena, Mississippi-born guitar master that showcase just that. A trio of blues tunes that illustrate not only King’s playing but also his ...

B.B. King played for over two hours Sunday night to a nearly sold-out crowd in Burruss Hall. The show, sponsored by Virginia Tech Union, was half authentic blues music and half storytelling. It seemed ...

When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he often told those who crossed his path. Today, on what would have been ...

Before the blues filled grand theaters and concert halls, it lived in humble bars, street corners, and juke joints where life ...

B.B. King, a 15-time Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has inspired countless musicians. Jackson, a Grammy-nominated artist and Mississippi Cultural Ambassador, ...