Q&A: The Oscar-winning composer sits down with Paste to talk about his rustic, genre-fluid score for Ryan Coogler’s vampire ...

Eighty-four years ago today, the groundbreaking country blues artist who traveled behind the Cold War Iron Curtain and much more.

Legacy. It’s a linchpin of what makes the blues such a vibrant and vital musical genre and a big part of the spirit of the ...

Ron Teamer poses next to one of his many electric guitars. The Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival was created as a place for a small group of influential blues artists from northeast Kansas ...

His 1967 song "Different Strokes" became one of the most sampled in hip hop music. By The Associated Press Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop ...

PAXICO — The Paxico Blues Festival is set to return for its 21st year, bringing top blues musicians to the small town of Paxico on Sept. 20. The festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., is free ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As we get closer to summer, there’s good news to share: More artists are being announced for the Waterfront Blues Festival 2024 lineup. The 37th annual festival, which takes ...

Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Dozens of blues artists are buried in unmarked graves across the country. A Muskegon County nonprofit organization is working to ensure these mostly Black musicians are not ...

Mumbai, Grammy-winning desert blues legends Tinariwen will headline the first India Jazz Project, a new luxury-forward music and culture movement sent to debut in February across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and ...

Blues fans will be excited to know that the Greeley Blues Jam Music Festival is on for 2022, featuring an exciting lineup, two stages and a new location. The 2022 Blues Jam kicks off Friday, June 3 at ...

Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. “A fiery, fierce, fighter, always standing for the ...