Here below, we wanted to explore three songs by the late Itta Bena, Mississippi-born guitar master that showcase just that. A trio of blues tunes that illustrate not only King’s playing but also his ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think about the roots of blues music—the raw honesty, the pain wrapped in poetry, the joy carved out of hardship—I think of Ma Rainey. Her voice was more than a sound; it was ...

Getting at the soul of this city requires not just description but evocation. There are so many threads including geography, physical reality, history, and culture, but also spirituality and politics.

“Sure you can,” said Corey Harris, the Grammy-nominated blues guitarist who had joined a classroom of nearly 30 students at the Springfield Conservatory of the Arts. “Alright, how about blues in ...

Gary Erwin, known by his artist name Shrimp City Slim, has been playing the blues for decades and hopes younger musicians will revive the local blues scene Credit: Jonathon Stout file photo Perhaps ...

His song, “The Blues Is All Right,” became an international blues anthem. He won the 1988 W.C. Handy Blues Entertainer of the Year Award and a 2000 Grammy nomination. Milton Campbell doesn’t think ...

Joe Ely‘s new album Driven to Drive is arriving Aug. 2, and leadoff single “Odds of the Blues” features vocals from his longtime buddy, Bruce Springsteen. The song was inspired by Ely’s time at the ...