Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

What it did: Popularised Johnson’s great creation myth – that his fame was the result of a deal made with the Devil at a rural crossroads. What came next: Johnson died at 27, cementing his Faustian ...

Spoiler alert: What follows reveals important details about the film’s plot. In director Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending film “Sinners,” a Delta juke joint becomes the stage for a story where music, ...

On a warm fall Thursday night in the heart of New York City on October 1st, a host of the world’s best blues artists came ...

White male blues singers have left a mark on the music world, blending their unique experiences with the soulful essence of blues. Many music lovers wonder about the impact and contributions of these ...

We explore where the blues came from and its influence on many modern genres of music. We explore where the blues came from and how it went on to influence many modern genres of music. From Delta ...

The blues has been a purveyor of rock and pop music since its inception. Born in the late 1940s, but established as a new genre in the 1950s, rock music owes its birth to the blues. There’s no secure ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

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