Ozark Blues Society kicks off 2026 with its annual Bound for Beale fundraiser to send regional hopefuls to the final rounds ...

DURAND — Dan Callan reminisced about the origins of Blues on the Chippewa as the event prepares for its 18th anniversary. Callan, a member of the Bear Creek Band, is a board member of both Blues on ...

North Texas will be a pit stop for Blues Traveler on Nov. 14 at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall in Fort Worth. It’s a tour that’s unlike any they’ve ever played. The band has a new album exploring new ...

Despite "not remembering" his shows with Slash's Blues Ball, the iconic guitarist recognizes how pivotal the experiences were in shaping his love of blues music Scott Dudelson/Getty After the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - This week, we turn our attention to one of the lesser known, but most influential acts from the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction class. It took four nominations for The Paul ...

Henry Merenda, 61, leads The Blue Henry's, a popular blues band in California's High Desert. The band plays around 150-200 shows annually in the Inland Empire and has two albums on streaming platforms ...

Britain’s discovery of the blues should have left America red-faced. From the Rolling Stones to the Animals and the Yardbirds, those bands defined virtually all of the music from the British Invasion ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

Phillips released two singles from Cotton, “Straighten Up Baby” in 1953 and “Cotton Crop Blues” the following year. Cotton was still a teenager working as a regular on the Memphis music scene when ...

The New Haven Chicago-style blues band Chicago Dawgs won a state competition this fall and will now compete against 100 other ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a pause on much of the music industry and live performances, it's given us time to pause and reflect on some of the past glories of Memphis music. Looking at various ...