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.

Ranking the greatest female singers of all time is no easy task – and yes, we already know this list might spark a few ...

In the nearly six decades since Roomful of Blues was founded in 1967, upwards of 55 members have passed through its ranks. But in all that time, save for a three-month stint, Texas-born Lou Ann Barton ...

May 30—McINTOSH, Minn. — Little Bobby's Bar and Grill will host the "Women of the Blues Festival 2024" on Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1, in McIntosh. The free event, featuring the Laurie Morvan ...

Highlighting women who play the blues comes naturally to Ozark Blues Society President Liz Lottman, but her Sept. 7 Women in the Blues showcase will be her first opportunity to launch a local show. A ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Female duo The Blue And Gold will bring their unique blues sound to Club ...

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's Waterloo Arts District will come alive with the sounds of blues music next weekend as the Women in Blues Music Festival takes over The Treelawn music hall for four days of ...

Wanda Rouzan can remember not playing only one French Quarter Festival in the festival’s 40 years history. The rhythm and blues and jazz singer closed out the first festival, when there was one stage, ...

In “Drawing Down The Moon,” Margot Adler’s exhaustive 1979 study of contemporary witches in America, the late journalist and Wiccan priestess noted that “In a society that has traditionally oppressed ...

Foreword / Noble Sissle, Jr. -- Introduction -- The Negro spirituals -- Spoil the gravy train -- No historical lie can live forever -- First philharmonic orchestra in this country -- It's better late ...