Although U.S. 61 begins in New Orleans and runs through Baton Rouge, the portion known as the Blues Highway starts around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and moves north through the Delta to Memphis, ...

World record-breaking global musician Vineet Singh Hukmani is set to release a truly one-of-a-kind double blues album — “Delta Blues Revival” in English and “Kyon? Punjabi Blues”, the world’s first-ev ...

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Bluesman Robert Johnson played the guitar with such genius that legend has it his talent was a gift from the devil in exchange for the musician's soul. That deal was done, ...

The Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood played a huge role in the development of the Delta Blues, as it was a mecca for musicians. Throughout the enclave, gospel and blues music could be heard in ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

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 ...

RUMBLE premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, January 21, 2019. Charley Patton was the "grandfather of Delta blues," a true legend--and part-Native American. He was a profound influence on ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 4, 2022. Click here for that audio. On the new album “Delta Kream,” The Black Keys are, as the song says, “Goin' Down South.” Guitar and vocalist ...

If you're in Clarksdale, Miss., home of the Delta blues, everybody says you have to go to Red's juke joint. The hole-in-the-wall club is the real deal. It's just a small room, a few tables and a ...