While the blues may be having a mainstream moment, the Chicago blues community has long been dedicated to the art form’s preservation, history and future.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blues posters, pictures and drawings are displayed for sale at Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art in Clarksdale, MS. The Delta ...

The 2026 Big Bull Falls Blues Fest returns to Wausau Aug. 21-22 with its biggest lineup yet, featuring award‑nominated blues artists.

Ma Rainey and her band the Rabbit Foot Minstrels circa 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Ma Rainey and her band the Rabbit Foot Minstrels circa 1924 in Chicago, Illinois.Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/ ...

Along with the millions of people who've seen it, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram liked what he saw and heard in Sinners, this year's left-field blues-and-vampires flick. It helped that he was also in it: ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

For artists like Matt Schofield, Eric Gales, Shemekia Copeland, Jeff Taylor, and D.K. Harrell, blues is more than a genre; it’s inheritance, influence, and life itself. In an exclusive interview with ...

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INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WSPA) — A huge blues festival in Western North Carolina is bringing in top musicians and supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Black Mountain Blues Festival is back for ...

Performers include The Black Crowes, Thundercat, Lukas Nelson, Anders Osborne, more Tickets are now on sale for the 31st Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, scheduled for Sept. 12-14. This year’s ...

Blues On Broadbeach has added Ian Moss, MonoNeon, The Bamboos and Grace Cummings to the lineup for the 25th anniversary festival on the Gold Coast in May 2026.