Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...

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 ...

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

Saxophonist Ray Blue has a sound and style that are energetic, powerful, and sensitive. Ray takes you for a musical ride that is characterized by passion and precision. He delivers dynamic poetic ...

The blues is ripe with legends and myths, not least the oft-touted claim that W.C. Handy was the father of the blues. But as Darryl. W. Bullock tells it, there is an important tract of blues history ...

Despite his best efforts, V just can’t get through to the other side in the music video for “Blue.” The greyscale visual follows the BTS member as he pounds on the door of an apartment and drives ...

Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North. Sheer joy of ...