In the beginning, there was blues. It poured out of the American South on acoustic guitars and pianos and made it up north where it turned electric. But the core remained the same. It was rhythmic. It ...

When one thinks back on the most iconic albums from the 1970s, they likely think of albums by the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, and so on. Now, all of the albums created by those ...

In the nearly six decades since Roomful of Blues was founded in 1967, upwards of 55 members have passed through its ranks. But in all that time, save for a three-month stint, Texas-born Lou Ann Barton ...

Here & Now host Celeste Headlee speaks with blues singer Shemekia Copeland, who just won the Critics Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2022 by Living Blues Magazine, as well as the magazine's ...

This year's top-selling blues albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. click to see more Send us a tip using our anonymous form. A daily briefing on what matters in the music ...