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The blues put this town on the tourism map, but Clarksdale has leaned into its musical heritage in recent decades. Here’s how ...

We heard Mississippi Marshall, Seth Hill and Lee Williams perform at the town’s best-known venue, the Ground Zero Blues Club, which is co-owned by actor (and Delta native) Morgan Freeman.

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.

The event, which benefits the Mississippi Blues Foundation’s Musicians Benevolence Fund, will celebrate the 100th birthdays of legendary blues singer B.B. King and civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

The Mississippi Jook Band earned a niche in the annals of rock after they recorded in Hattiesburg in 1936, nearly two decades before rock and roll exploded in the 1950s. During my visit to Hattiesburg ...

You can also follow the Mississippi Blues Trail as you weave through the state. TUPELO Tupelo is the home to Elvis Presley’s Birthplace, where in 1935 the world’s greatest entertainer was born.

The Mississippi Blues Marathon celebrates musicians who have made history over the years, as well as those who continue to shape the sound of blues today. Mississippi’s music heritage is a rich legacy ...

Mississippi Blues musician, singer and composer Bobby Rush won his third Grammy Award on Sunday at the 66th annual Grammy awards that took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The blues ...

There, feeding coins into a jukebox, we listened to the legendary likes of Mississippi blues stars B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lightning Hopkins and Jimmy Reed.

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