Blues fans have long looked to the Mississippi Delta or Chicago for a taste of authentic Americana, but a new compilation draws attention to another region: Appalachia. Classic Appalachian Blues, from ...

A massive and closely held collection of blues music and research from the 1950s and 60s is seeing the light of day. The collection is from Robert "Mack" McCormick, who died in 2015 at age 85 and ...

I have to hand it to the Putumayo label. Since it started as a soundtrack-provider to a clothing store in the early '90s, the operation has placed racks of CDs with friendly-primitivist art by Nicola ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Field notes, manuscripts, photographs ...

Due out October 25th on LP, CD, and digital formats, the collection features 12 heart-breaking songs of passion and betrayal. Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t turn up the heat ...

Like most other metropolitan areas around the world, Cincinnati has a fruitful jazz and blues scene. Where would we be without this kind of tradition? The songs tell stories. Long, detailed stories ...

Joe Kimble, a professor emeritus at Cooley Law School, has amassed a collection of over 260 pieces of blues and rock and roll memorabilia. The collection includes items signed by Chuck Berry, the Funk ...

Lancaster went without its annual infusion of roots and blues music — and the accompanying influx of music fans — last year. But that changed this weekend as the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

Harold Washington Library staffer Sarah Zimmerman shares a commemorative brochure from the fourth annual Chicago Blues Festival in 1987. Credit: James Hosking When it comes to the blues, sometimes ...

Peter Guralnick’s new book Looking to Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Life is a slow read — slow because it’s impossible not to keep stopping and listening to music. As good a writer as Guralnick is ...