Lotus World Music and Arts Festival brings artists from all over the globe to perform in several downtown Bloomington venues ...

The annual Bluesberry Music + Art Festival will take place in Covington's riverside Bogue Falaya Park on Oct. 5 with a ...

Tauck is introducing a new tour that traces the roots of country music, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and more in Nashville, ...

Zydeco music came to be in the early 20th century in the southwest area of Louisiana by Afro-Americans of the Creole heritage. Songs from this genre have a beautiful blend of blues and Louisiana ...

Corey Harris channels his diverse ancestry into his music. Together with renowned Creole/blues musician Cedric Watson, the two present an exploration of the roots and soul of American blues.

Then in the early 2000s there was a nostalgia-filled revival of the instrument.

And from jazz came everything: R&B, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, bounce, pop and hip-hop. Jazz was one of America’s first original art forms, and Louis Armstrong was arguably America’s first Black superstar.

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are the biggest songwriters you've never heard of, penning over 70 chart hits and establishing ...

In this exclusive excerpt from an exhaustive and vigorous new history, the blues, the cotton business, and an old barn reveal ...