One of the best movies about music, director John Landis’ 1980 ... I find myself on a mission from God to pick out the 25 funniest Blues Brothers quotes and rank them from “real cute ...

The backbone of the film's story is music, specifically, Blues music. The soundtrack is addictive, and there's a reason for that. Blues is the soul of Sinners. It is connected to every facet of ...

The blues have taken a backseat in modern music; however, these three musicians and their killer tunes might disagree.

“In addition to the hemoglobin vampires crave, Sinners has music flowing through its veins, starting with the blues that Sammie [Miles Caton] and respected local musician Delta Slim (Delroy ...

It ended up being one the best collections of blues musicians I've ever seen." What resulted was an irony-free celebration that became a platinum-selling No. 1 smash. (Belushi and Aykroyd ...

Ken Tucker reviews Robert McCormick's Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey, and Robert Mugge's Notes from the Road: A Filmmaker's Journey Through American Music. This is FRESH AIR.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. It was where Chicago’s Black blues performers made the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Smithsonian curator John Troutman and blues musician Dom Flemons about the new folk music album, Playing for the Man at the Door. DOM FLEMONS: This is a collection ...