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Dig deeper into the Delta blues with these documentaries about legendary musicians Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Howlin' ...
From references to the Chicago mob and the Pullman Company to a scene-stealing cameo by blues legend Buddy Guy, Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror film pays tribute to the Windy City.
Vampires come to Clarksdale, Mississippi – the birthplace of the Blues – in director Ryan Coogler's most recent film, ...
Experience two days of live Blues music and a host of events with free admission to fill your Memorial Day Weekend!
We had a little apartment, a little hangout room that was lined with those rainbow-coloured blues posters you'd say nailed to the telephone poll, [listing] who was coming to town,' Gibbons recalled.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - An exciting lineup of amazing jazz and blues talents has been announced for this year’s Highland Jazz and Blues Festival. The Highland Area Partnership announced the 21st ...
It’s a symbol of just how far away Andersen is from not only the United States border, but the Southern origins of the music he champions and radiates so beautifully — Delta blues, Memphis ...
Delta blues music, a style born in the Mississippi Delta region, is central to Sinners‘ atmosphere and plot. Emerging from earlier traditions like work songs, field hollers, and spirituals ...
And I had never been. And it was a beautiful experience to go on that Blues Trail and spend time in those places. But it also was a harrowing experience at the same time.” “And it was just ...
Entergy Mississippi continues construction on the new Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, MS. The company has also recognized the 50th anniversary of the Gerald Andrus Steam Electric ...
Sammie treasures his guitar, given to him by Smoke and Stack, who told their cousin that it once belonged to the Delta blues great Charley Patton. The guitar represents the storied history of ...