The Blues Trail was created nearly two decades ago with markers located at significant places that helped shape the genre.

We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

I wonder what the trumpist version of culture is. Somehow, I am reminded of the German word Kultur; maybe some Wagner in the ...

B.B. King’s music is not just a relic of the past; it is a living, breathing force that continues to inspire and move ...

One of its two singles was Texas Hold 'Em, which is nominated in the Record of the Year category, and here we'll be taking a ...

the “Empress of the Blues” and though she died in 1937, aged 43, Bessie Smith’s influence permeated popular music for many years afterward. Among the many female singers who fell under her ...

From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues ...

Black History Month is observed during the month of February, dedicated to acknowledging the lesser-told stories, celebrating ...

Fifty songs that were part of rhythm and blues heritage but which didn’t ... audience with their own interpretation. To mark Black History Month, here’s a tribute to the R&B originals that ...