Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he ...

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 ...

Bruce Iglauer’s “preeminent blues record label” will mark its milestone anniversary at this year’s Chicago Blues Festival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ally Venable performs during the WC Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky in 2023. Venable will perform at the ...

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Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...

The Beginnings Credit Union KJ James Memorial Scholarship will award $3,000 to the first-place winner, $2,000 to second place, and $1,000 to third place.

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WSPA) — A huge blues festival in Western North Carolina is bringing in top musicians and supporting Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Black Mountain Blues Festival is back for ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep ...