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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

This week will also see the return of Sarasota Jazz Festival, featuring a lineup of acclaimed artists in its namesake genre ...

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 ...

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 ...

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