We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth'

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.
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Ranked: the 21 greatest blues songs of all time

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...
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The American Backrooms and Bars That Built the Blues

Before the blues filled grand theaters and concert halls, it lived in humble bars, street corners, and juke joints where life ...

Slash on his new album, how his grandma gave him the blues, and Bob Dylan

Slash, the famed Guns 'N Roses guitarist, had just dropped the blues album and film 'Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival.' ...

Mississippi musicians get 2026 Grammy nominations for blues, Christian, rock. What to know

MS musicians are 2026 Grammy Award nominees. Jamal Roberts, Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Hayley Williams get nods for rock, blues, Christian music ...

Asheville blues icon, Emmy-nominated musician Kat Williams dies, Artists Music Guild says

Emmy-nominated Asheville musician Kat Williams, known for her appearances on America's Got Talent and The Tonight Show with ...