The Oscar winner released “Death Letter Blues” with Taj Mahal on Juneteenth ahead of his upcoming project, “Morgan Freeman’s ...

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 Mississippi Delta is a storied region that sets the standard for all things Southern, good and bad. The hospitality can be effusive, almost overwhelming, and the food is delicious and more varied ...

The late 19th and early 20th century work songs and spirituals of the Mississippi Delta have traveled far. They came from Freddie Spruell, Charley Patton, Eddie “Son” House, Chester Burnett (Howlin’ ...

GREENVILLE, Miss. — I recently moved to the heart and soul of the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues. Signs of this rich music heritage are all around me in this part of the state — the ...

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Bluesman Robert Johnson played the guitar with such genius that legend has it his talent was a gift from the devil in exchange for the musician's soul. That deal was done, ...

Today marks the 41 st anniversary of the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the world’s first museum dedicated to preserving the Blues of the past (and the state’s oldest music museum).

BB King, who has died aged 89, was known for his world-weary voice and wailing guitar, which lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues. King ...

GUITAR HERO Bay Area bluesman Roy Rogers is considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists. (Photo courtesy of Roy Rogers) Though named after the King of the Cowboys, guitarist ...

Alvarez announces their new genre specific guitars, the Blues 51 and the Delta OO. Designed and crafted specifically to capture the sound of classic blues guitars of the early 1900s, the models will ...