Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one of the most exciting acts on the blues scene today, exciting both hardened blues fans ...

Nashville, Tennessee Dubbed "Music City," Nashville is synonymous with country music and has earned its place as a mecca for ...

Nashville is known for country music, but there are standout artists here in other genres, too. This month we're highlighting Black artists in Music City.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S.

The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening to groups and ...

I remembered this experience vividly as I read Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My ...

The Blues Trail was created nearly two decades ago with markers located at significant places that helped shape the genre.

On Friday, Feb. 21 The Mainstay is excited to welcome back the early American blues sounds of Van Albert and Steve McGovern, ...

Imani Perry's new book, 'Black in Blues,' explores ... wrong about the South. For one thing, she says, there isn’t a single South, but many Souths: the upper South, the Deep South, the urban ...

While their sound is unmistakably rooted in the blues, the band draws from the deep well of all American roots music, gaining new fans and nurturing existing fans at every stop. Stillman formed ...

LINCOLN, R.I. — Foghat had a string of boogie rock hits during the 1970s, most notably “Slow Ride,” but their blues influence shows deep in their music. The group performed Friday night at ...

The center of the college basketball universe has officially shifted south. SEC men's basketball ... But is the SEC too deep for its own good? Per ESPN, the conference is on track to receive ...