Grammy-winning Memphis music producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell recently showed the world how the blues is done, recruiting an all-star team of musicians to work on the record-breaking horror ...
While it's a lesser-known stop on the Mississippi Blues Trail, music fans shouldn't skip this city that's surrounded by ...
Is Mississippi’s longstanding claim as the birthplace of the blues a myth? Years of independent research by Xavier University professor and jazz clarinetist Michael White and blues-based guitarist, ...
Ryan Lee Crosby felt struck by lightning three times in his life. At age 13, when he first picked up a harmonica to play the blues. (“It was a struck-by-lightning moment, where I knew, ‘Oh, I’m going ...
As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...
The late guitarist and singer Albert King is being honored on the Mississippi Blues Trail.A marker commemorating King's career is being dedicated Tuesday in Indianola.The Mississippi Development ...
NPR Music included Kingfish, who just turned 21, in its list of Best Debut Albums of 2019. Legendary Bobby Rush is also competing in the same category as Kingfish. Robert Marovich has been nominated ...
REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS APRIL 1ST. TODAY THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON TOOK OFF IN JACKSON. <FIRST 4 SECONDS GUITAR NATIONAL ANTHEM> THE MARATHON WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE ...