An appreciation of the Soul Queen of New Orleans by her longtime collaborator Scott Billington.
The two-concert release will be available as a 2LP set and in digital video and audio.
A question of boundaries lays at the heart of music censorship, but artists have always pushed back, fighting for the freedom to express themselves.
The famous Manchester R&B club reopened in its new location on September 18, 1965 with a visit from a favourite band.
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
The Hall of Fame recognizes the achievements of influential men and women in arts and entertainment with roots in Mississippi.
The best John Lee Hooker songs find an imitiable groove to prove that the blues could make you feel, but it could also make you dance.
Twenty fascinating John Lee Hooker quotes describing the remarkable life and times of the blues legend, born on August 22, 1917.
Chess Records laid the foundation for rock’n’roll, and its influence can still be felt today, as this guide to the 10 best Chess blues records shows.
The notion of DIY music stretches back to 19th-century flutes made from bird bone, through punk anarchy and the digital revolution.
The release will be complemented by a double A-sided 10” picture disc for Record Store Day on September 26.
From fleeting, backstage hangs to longtime creative partnerships, the best musical friendships come in all forms.
The band's first performance was not, as often reported, at the National Jazz & Blues Festival in Windsor, but two days earlier in a famous north of England club.
From B.B. King to Muddy Waters, these are the 100 greatest blues albums of all-time.
In 1956, the great bluesman recorded his commemoration of a Mississippi tragedy.
A history of Detroit music is wider-ranging than almost any other city’s. Everything from blues to soul and techno calls Motor City home…
