Legacy. It’s a linchpin of what makes the blues such a vibrant and vital musical genre and a big part of the spirit of the ...
PAXICO — The Paxico Blues Festival is set to return for its 21st year, bringing top blues musicians to the small town of Paxico on Sept. 20. The festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., is free ...
Leilani Kilgore spent years cutting her teeth as a blues guitarist, but she was never really a “traditional” blues artist. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter launched her solo career (which very ...
Eighty-four years ago today, the groundbreaking country blues artist who traveled behind the Cold War Iron Curtain and much more.
This article is part of the “Meet Your Neighbor Monday” series, highlighting the stories of individuals who make Warren ...
The South-Korean born, now Baton Rouge-based blues musician Hanna PK was dressed in black, sipping an iced tea on a sunny afternoon in April. “I run into so many talented musicians here,” PK said.
If you want a reminder of just how much the music industry has changed in the past few decades, consider the case of Robert Cray’s 1986 hit “Smoking Gun.” Based out of the Pacific Northwest, Cray ...
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 ...
Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.
Brad Holmes' sculpture 'Bending Blue Notes' at Fort Ben Cultural Campus reflects the emotional depth of Blues music.
Incredible. This might be the best cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," I've ever heard, and it's by rock artist Sawyer Hill. He released a rendition of the classic country song with a bit of ...