Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightnin’” is a cornerstone of blues music, capturing the raw, haunting sound that defined his legacy. Released in 1956, the song is built around a hypnotic ...

For her latest album, “One Guitar Woman,” Sue Foley traded in her bright pink Fender Telecaster electric guitar for a nylon-stringed acoustic to perform defining songs from the women that helped blaze ...

Rock and soul didn't always go hand in hand, but these Motown hits were proof that the sounds of R&B could change all genres.

Greg Johnson, head of special collections and professor in the UM Libraries, places a record on the Blues Archive’s antique ...

To celebrate Women's History Month, TSPR Brings you Her Story, Her Song, a daily program celebrating many of the amazing women in the world of folk and Americana music.

Grammy-nominated and seven-time Blues Music Award winner Janiva Magness has released a dozen and a half albums in the last 34 years, with her 17th album, “Back for Me,” scheduled for release from Blue ...

Immerse yourself in a celebration of female blues artists through live performances, a captivating photography exhibit, and ...

Waters was a pioneer of urban blues music and a big name on the Chess label ... It’s not just a song, you see?” Leonard Chess once explained how he and his brothers came to understand the ...