A 1973 blues rock classic was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time. It sparked a local controversy and got the ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Award-winning blues-rock artist is set to perform in Barnoldswick.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - At just 44, Joe Bonamassa has accomplished more than most any other two artists have in their entire careers. A guitar prodigy from New York state, Bonamassa was playing in his own ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

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 ...

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

Few blues musicians who traveled from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago could have imagined how profoundly their songs would reshape popular music. Artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Willie ...

Live music in Rockford returns this summer at Music on the Rock at the Burpee Museum of Natural History featuring 12 weeks of ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

The 46th Blues Music Awards were held in Memphis, Tennessee on May 8th. Mississippi artists Mr. Sipp, Eden Brent, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram won key awards. Awards were given for categories such ...