The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.

Sammie's character in Sinners is heavily inspired by legendary musician Robert Johnson, with both of them living lives that share many similarities.

Dig deeper into the Delta blues with these documentaries about legendary musicians Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Howlin' ...

The Warner Brothers movie "Sinners" is introducing to a new generation to the importance of blues and juke joints in a 1930s segregated United States. The big picture: Black history is facing attack ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

I was very obsessed with the ancient. The most notorious Delta blues story is the story of the musician who goes to the crossroads … making a deal with a nefarious, metaphysical character. The Robert ...

Residents of the Mississippi Delta roll their eyes when blues enthusiasts ask about the crossroads where Johnson supposedly met the Devil. Those in the know do not bother asking; they simply visit ...

Mugge said “Deep Blues” cost “$250,000 in 1990 dollars"; he said his last "fully funded film" was "Zydeco Crossroads: A Tale of Two Cities” in 2016. And yet with "Deep Roots," "I've made a ...

The setting is a clue to a zany swerve: Clarksdale is where, meeting the devil at a crossroads ... The film is a homage to the Delta blues, a monumental art form forged in grinding adversity.

Their real ringer is their little cousin Sammie “Preacher Boy” Moore (Miles Caton), who plays the blues so damn good ... this is the Delta and not the Bayou: Catholics and their vampiric ...

Delta blues music, a style born in the Mississippi ... who supposedly sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads near Clarksdale for musical talent, speak to the music’s deep connection to ...