Oteil Burbridge, Dead & Company bassist and former Birmingham resident, has a bass inspired by Grateful Dead star Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" guitar.

Celebrate the artistry of Black guitarists and learn how they influenced genres from blues to rock and beyond.

There's been plenty of heat this month, and not just the temperature outside. Check out some of that six-string (and ...

Dive into the origins of the electric guitar solo, from its roots in the Mississippi Delta to its early innovations in jazz, blues, and country. Explore the groundbreaking work of legends like ...

At the Bad Apple Blues Club, Sean “Bad” Apple delivered a show that mixed music with Delta history and stories of learning his craft from an 88-year-old bluesman.

Across from Ground Zero is the Delta Blues Museum, a former rail depot that houses an impressive collection of artifacts from blues pioneers. On view is one of King’s iconic Lucille guitars, a ...

I knew Hurt’s music but only a little of his story when I moved to Greenwood in 1974. By then, the days of meeting and interviewing the Delta bluesmen of the early 20th century were almost over ...

Clarksdale’s musical street-cred is off the charts. Blues pioneers and today’s virtuosos have all found their way to this ungentrified Mississippi Delta city 130km southwest of Memphis, Tennessee.

This blend of jazz, blues, country, swing, rock, and bluegrass is unique to the musical culture of DC — The Anacostia Delta. The film explores the universe of live music that permeated ...

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s, Seth Lee Jones is best known as a master luthier, but thanks to the swampy blues and country licks on his latest album, Tulsa Custom, that could easily change. Songs like the ...

He spent his childhood in the Delta, keeps a home near Clarksdale, and, 22 years ago, opened Ground Zero Blues Club as a place to showcase the vast local talent.