Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

At 89, the legendary guitarist is a vital link to the roots of an entire genre. Thanks to Sinners and a busy schedule, he's ...

Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

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 ...

The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about investing in the Delta town that built the blues. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring ...

B. Sam Firk. side 1: Delta Moodish Blues; side 2: Old Country Rock (Fonotone 6421). 78 rpm. Joe Bussard (born Joseph E. Bussard, Jr., 1936 -) is an American collector of 78 rpm records and founder of ...

The hangings parted and a great brown woman emerged—she was the size of Fay Templeton in her Weber & Fields days, and she was even garbed similarly, in a rose satin dress, spangled with sequins, which ...