Before the 1950s, guitars supported the band. By the end of the decade, they led it. This breakdown covers the rise of ...

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

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

Styx will perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Friday, sharing the bill with Kevin Cronin (ex-REO Speedwagon) and Don Felder (ex-Eagles). Shows from Trish and Darin, Lisa Morales, Jesse ...

Billy Strings and Chris Thile were singing an old song called “Rabbit in a Log” at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Clouds of weedy smoke rolled up to the stage from below, and thunder echoed from ...

Pawn has no signs, scant advertising, and yet somehow musicians keep finding it with bat-like radar that unfailingly draws ...

In 2003 Classic Rock joined Aerosmith and Kiss on their Rocksimus Maximus tour, a 62-date trek that found the two bands – who ...

Brother of acclaimed guitarist Syl Johnson, the late Jimmy Johnson was a singular player who was a mainstay of his city's ...

He won the Blues Music Award (formerly the W.C. Handy Award ... On his album “Great Guitars,” released in 1997, he collaborated with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Ike Turner and Taj Mahal.

The year is already shaping up to be a huge one for music, with albums from the likes of Sam Fender, Blondshell and Rialto ...

The world's longest-running cigar box guitar festival raises funds for youth music education through handcrafted instruments ...