"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler comes down to Clarksdale, Miss., to host a series of special series of film that's based off ...

By Donna Bryson CLARKSDALE, Mississippi - Clarksdale didn't just provide history and blues for director and writer Ryan ...

Venture into a storied city in the Appalachian foothills. Found in the Magnolia State, this one-of-a-kind destination wows ...

Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the ...

We begin our Memorial Day special with acclaimed director Ryan Coogler about his latest film Sinners, which is set to be one of the biggest box office hits of the year. Starring Michael B. Jordan, the ...

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

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 ...

The free premiere takes place May 7 at Blues City Cafe ... "Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson" (2000) focused on the influence of the short-lived Delta bluesman who was ...

The director had just done the Blues Trail through the Mississippi Delta, talking to blues artists and learning the history behind the music, so Beachler decided to do the same. “I wanted to be ...

I went to Dockery Plantation in the Mississippi Delta, which is thought to be maybe ... You know, Ludwig was there with me on the Blues Trail, and his father was there with him.

Blues music emerged from the Mississippi Delta region and became foundational ... “We actually did the [Mississippi] Blues Trail when we were researching the film and doing some early location ...