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It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and ...
Country is a product of our sonic melting pot and these Black artists are reclaiming the genre for the next gen of musicians ...
Taj Mahal has spent more than 40 years exploring the roots and branches of the blues. Grounded in the acoustic pre-war blues sound but drawn to the eclectic sounds of world music, he revitalized a ...
Meet 7 iconic Black musicians who transformed music and won countless awards, from soul to hip hop, shaping culture forever.
Knoxville's rich music history rivals that of Memphis and Nashville, with legends like Howard Armstrong and Louis Armstrong ...
Explore how 9 influential Black musicians including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed music history through innovation and cultural impact.
"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler comes down to Clarksdale, Miss., to host a series of special series of film that's based off ...
Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration that was an effort to teach people about African American history and the contributions of Black people. This effort was made ...
Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray got together for Showdown! – a bona-fide blues classic, and, as Cray tells ...
Just because an American-born musician(s) don't find long, consistent commercial or critical success in the United States doesn't mean all hope is lost. There have been plenty of the kind to have ...