Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues. If you listen to Muddy Waters, for example, he's basically singing Delta blues that are citified and electrified. Delta blues is the foundation for that.

Bottleneck and slide guitar, a rough and rhythmic intensity, and raw, passionate vocalizing continue to serve as identifiers of the Delta Blues style. Listen for the percussive style of slide ...

A new biopic based on the life of legendary blues singer Robert Johnson is in the works from Jesse Collins Entertainment and ...