Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

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 ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can trace their roots ...

Blues is a musical tradition with deep roots in Black Southern American history, dating back to the 1860s. In contrast to country music, which the Grammys have only this year divided into categories ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. I have compiled a subjective, non-exhaustive list of 50 Black ...

Two Louisiana-connected blues artists — Kenny Neal and Marcia Ball — will be part of The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame. The foundation announced its 2026 class on Friday in a Facebook post. The 13 ...

McINTOSH, Minn. – Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill will host the “Women of the Blues Festival 2024” on Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1, in McIntosh. The free event, featuring the Laurie Morvan Band, ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...