The 1951 instrument, given to him by his brother Jimmie, has a new, unnamed home.
So much more than a blues singer, Bessie Smith was an icon for her race and gender, and her legend resonates like no other in the history of blues singers.
On 14 April 1951, the great bluesman hit the Billboard R&B chart with the song that he later said was his absolute favourite among all his recordings.
The self-titled debut album by the Rolling Stones, released in April 1964, pays tribute to their love of the blues and R&B.
Released in 1969, John Mayall's Empty Rooms was superb and with it's gentle approach to the blues, it garnered a lot of fans.
If ever an album title proved appropriate, it was the career-changing Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt, released 21 March 1989 and No. 1 just over a year later.
As linear a record as Captain Beefheart would record, Unconditionally Guaranteed is the the last music he would make with Trout Mask Replica bandmates.
Pioneering blues star Sister Rosetta Tharpe's legendary Decca and Verve catalogue is to be made available to stream and download for the first time.
A new agreement between the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and curator MajikBus unlocks treasures by Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash and many more.
We’re paying tribute with a uDiscover playlist to Northern Irish guitar hero Gary Moore, who who was born on 4 April 1952.
Twenty of the best Muddy Waters songs: legendary cuts from the blues legend who helped launch Chess Records and inspired The Rolling Stones.
Blues, roots and R&B legend Ry Cooder has shared the title song from his forthcoming album 'The Prodigal Son' and announced US Tour dates.