Sinners director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson didn't just read up on Mississippi Delta blues while making the ...

We begin our Memorial Day special with acclaimed director Ryan Coogler about his latest film Sinners, which is set to be one ...

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

Clarksdale, Mississippi was ground central for Delta Blues and the site where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads. Morgan Freeman appears in the film to describe ...

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 ...

In that context, the Mississippi Delta blues developed, a rural, authentic blues that later became electrified in metropolises like Chicago. Musicians would leave for months at a time to make a living ...

What's received less attention in all the fuss over the blues are the nods to Irish, Choctaw and Chinese culture that the movie includes, acknowledging the melting pot of the Mississippi Delta.