The blues genre has never been totally obsolete. However, in the ever-changing music industry, the genre has seemingly taken a back seat in favor of other types of music. It’s a shame, but it is ...

From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...

When Ruthie Foster steps onto the stage, strap yourself in. Her shows are roller coasters that take you from the valleys of Son House to the peaks of Bob Marley, with dips and dives, twists and turns ...

The seeds for Rich Man's War came out of the oft-repeated argument that today's blues music isn't 'about' anything -- that modern blues songs are all either about partying, romantic entanglements, or ...

One hundred thirty-four years ago today, the man who spread country music to the world and forever changed the music business ...

Have you ever heard a song for the first time and instantly thought: "Yeah, that'll go down as a classic"? Some recent hits have that legendary energy. Here are 25 modern songs that already feel like ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A blues song prominently featured in the recent Oscar-winning film “Sinners” is believed to have been first recorded by Lynchburg singer-songwriter Luke Jordan. Music plays a ...

Bob Dylan was announced earlier this year as having written separate appreciations of more than 60 different songs for his forthcoming book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song.” Now, the names of all 66 ...