The fest will feature live blues music, craft brews from more than 15 regional brewers and barbecue from local favorites.

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

These rock versions of old blues tracks sound so authentic to the bands performing them that most people don't even realize ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the 2026 Blues Music Awards in Memphis.

The vocalist and bass guitarist was one of only three double winners in the awards.

The blues might be the quintessential American musical genre. Born out of hope for the future and a recognition of the dark, at times, inhumane past, the genre has spawned big names, important music, ...

Award-winning blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland takes the stage on Saturday, May 23, at Plymouth's Spire Center for the Arts.

Memphis has been many things: the birthplace of the blues, ground zero for the revolution of rock 'n' roll, and the city that ...

Freeman, a Mississippi native, has been touring the Symphonic Blues Experience internationally alongside business partner ...

New to the blues? Here’s what you need to know to get you started. Blues music is a genre that grew out of the American dream. Its roots were firmly planted in the New World before it migrated to ...

Mamie Smith set the tone for a new century of sound in global music. The Cincinnati native was the first singer to record the blues. It’s the foundational American music form upon which jazz, country, ...