The influence of R&B, jump blues and jazz artists are heard on the debut album of Jad Tariq, a Memphis guitarist-vocalist and ...

Action News 5 went behind the scenes of a new art installation that could be the start of a pop-culture movement across the ...

Today, women blues artists are as likely to excel as instrumentalists as vocalists, following the example of pioneers such as Hadda Brooks, Memphis Minnie ... as both a local institution and ...

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The contingent of local artists, led by double ... losing in the Best Traditional Blues Album category to genre veteran Taj Mahal. While another Memphis veteran, Stax guitar great Steve Cropper ...

Porretta Terme has been a longtime cultural ally of Memphis, hosting an annual festival celebrating soul and blues music, particularly Stax Records. The partnership aims to foster economic and ...

Willie Bean, who worked at various times as a music promoter, tour manager and label owner, died Feb. 23, 2025, in North ...

Memphis and Shelby County have formally entered into a "sister city" relationship with Porretta Terme, Italy. Porretta Terme has been a longtime cultural ally of Memphis, hosting an annual ...

After many in the blues community rallied to push for the beloved bass player, band leader, and singer/songwriter to be added to the hallowed halls of the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis ...