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.

Long before her six Grammy nominations and her signature 1973 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” a young Maria Muldaur was befriended by a pioneering blues singer-songwriter named Victoria Spivey. A ...

A jam-packed week of new music releases includes a salute to one of the country’s most venerable blues venues, the return of a visionary British jazz-rap troupe and with new titles from the likes of ...

Since it was founded in Rhode Island in 1967, the group has had eight lead singers and over 60 members. Roomful's new record “Steppin’ Out!” marks a new era for the band — lead singer D.D. Bastos ...

In the nearly six decades since Roomful of Blues was founded in 1967, upwards of 55 members have passed through its ranks. But in all that time, save for a three-month stint, Texas-born Lou Ann Barton ...

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has announced he’s launching a new label specifically for blues and blues-influenced artists. Red Zero is named after two of the earliest places Ingram played in Clarksdale ...

The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists ...

Long Beach is getting a bit of the blues this summer, and that’s a good thing for fans of the musical genre. With a lineup of more than 20 acts, the New Blues Festival is taking place at Shoreline ...