The blues is a style of music created by African Americans at the end of the 19th Century. It developed out of folk music, spiritual songs and work songs. The blues would have been originally ...

Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival is getting the national spotlight as it competes in a USA TODAY reader contest for the ...

It may be called the House of Swing, but if you want to hear some of the best blues music Cleveland has to offer, this is the place to be. Owned and operated by Linda Kallie, the House of Swing ...

In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S.

I interviewed Blues master Bobby Rush, one of the enduring elder statesmen of American Blues music in May 2011. The interview ...

Nissi's has also been known to host some of our most beloved local blues bands, including the Delta Sonics (recipient of many past Best Blues Band awards) and Eef and the Blues Express.

Guitar legend T-Bone Walker, top, pioneered the jump blues style ... He writes about blues and jazz for Universal Music. He also writes album sleeve notes for Verve Records. As a teenager, he ...

The Blues: highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre. Hosted by Tom Mazzolini.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows ...