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.

A young man is doing his best to keep the old blues alive. “I like the blues music of the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s and ’50s,” said Jontavious Willis, acoustic guitarist and singer, during a recent phone ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Australian Music Prize 80-year-old Walmatjarri elder and blues musician Kankawa Nagarra ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ask Jad Tariq to name a few of his favorite musicians and singers, and he’ll quickly reel off a list of names, both popular and ...

There remain substantial audiences for the blues, traditional R&B and soul music, and these artists have an enormous influence on new music, even though they no longer have songs in the Top 40 and ...

Nat Bolden is still going strong at 97. Just ask the people who catch the bluesman at any of his regular performance spots – including Eli’s Mile High Club, Continental Club, Everett & Jones BBQ and ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is eager to share the music he has created alongside 91-year-old blues legend Bobby Rush. The pair released “Young Fashioned Ways” in March and are on a co-headlining tour that ...