It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant ...

With his Morgan Freeman Symphonic Blues Experience coming to Houston and a new album featuring the likes of Taj Mahal and ...

Buddy Guy's The Blues Don't Lie, which is nominated for a Grammy for best traditional blues album, is nominated here for contemporary blues album. By Paul Grein Blues and soul harmonicist, singer, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Redd Velvet (born Crystal Tucker) started her career as a classically trained singer. In her early 40s she moved to Memphis and switched to the blues. Danny Clinch It’s a Friday afternoon in Memphis ...

The Coldwell Banker Realty Marion Blues Festival will bring a day of free live music to Marion Aug. 15 at a new venue, offering eight hours of performances from regional blues artists. The event will ...

The Blues Music Awards held a virtual ceremony Sunday night with Christone 'Kingfish' taking home the most awards. By Melinda Newman Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was the big winner at the Blues ...

Morgan Freeman has spent the past five decades playing Batman’s Bat-Tech supplier, the president of the United States (multiple times), Nelson Mandela, and God himself, but since 2001, he’s also been ...

For the better part of two decades, Crooked River Arts Council has been embracing the summer heat with its popular Kent Blues Fest, which returns Saturday (July 18) in downtown Kent.