These rock versions of old blues tracks sound so authentic to the bands performing them that most people don't even realize ...

From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...

The rise of blues rock in the 1960s propelled acts like Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones to legendary status, and 1965 was ...

The blues is a genre that needs to be experienced live, and these are ten albums which well and truly capture the heart of it ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the 2026 Blues Music ...

The subgenre of contemporary blues is best defined as one that merges the traditions of blues music (which date back at least to the 1860s) with more modern musical aspects. The Grammy Awards ...

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. 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 ...

What can warm a blues fan’s heart more than two full days of stellar blues? How about if those two full days can be enjoyed in air-conditioned comfort and not in the uncomfortable temps - and chance ...

Since it was founded in Rhode Island in 1967, Roomful of Blues has had eight lead singers and over 60 members, but the core concept on its over 20 records has always been the same: The jump blues ...