Blues grew from Delta labor life, then spread along river and rail routes into bigger stages and wider audiences. The post ...

Blues music has long been linked to the mystical or supernatural. After all, the seminal Blues tale is of legend Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 49 and ...

Behind the scenes shot of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on the set of "Sinners" (Photo credit: Eli Adé) Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...

"Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" is a rich experience that combines blues and orchestra music. How to get ...

Ryan Coogler only makes personal movies. “Fruitvale Station” was set in his hometown of Oakland, California, and explored the last day of Oscar Grant. “Creed” was dreamed up for his father, who loved ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...

TRAVERSE CITY — For Traverse City singer and guitarist Nick Veine, exploring the passion, messaging and “everyman” musical approach of the historically significant Delta blues has inspired his own ...

Blues music has long been linked to the mystical or supernatural. After all, the seminal Blues tale is of legend Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 49 and ...