While the blues may be having a mainstream moment, the Chicago blues community has long been dedicated to the art form’s preservation, history and future.

The history of blues music is drenched in melancholy. So it’s no surprise when some of the most gut-wrenching blues tunes ...

Patrick Salmons, a graduate program coordinator and instructor of Appalachian Studies at Virginia Tech, said one of the lessons from the movie is “how the blues is at the heart of all of our music.” ...

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The Texas Legislature designated the Grimes County Community as “The Blues Capital of Texas” in 2005 ...

The youngest band to perform at the recent Baton Rouge Blues Festival, the Juke Joint Juniors feature middle and high school students enrolled in the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Blues After School ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local students are getting a unique opportunity to learn about the blues directly from musicians who visit their schools to perform and educate. This initiative is part of the "Blues ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — Mississippi history is steeped in both joy and pain, a tradition reflected in the music born from it. It’s a tradition ...

On the final Friday of Black History Month's centennial year, Pine Bluff unveiled the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Blues & Wellness Plaza—the nation's largest outdoor gallery dedicated to Delta music and ...