The first Black radio station owner in Tennessee, the first woman to start her own record company, and a blues legend were ...

Ask Jad Tariq to name a few of his favorite musicians and singers, and he’ll quickly reel off a list of names, both popular and obscure: Big Joe Turner, Louis Prima, Oscar Moore, Floyd Smith, Billy ...

Memphis and Mid-South artists are among those vying for honors at the 44th annual Blues Music Awards in May. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the BMAs recognize the best in blues music ...

Memphis can lay claim to playing a significant and in some cases crucial role in just about every type of American popular music. But, as the Memphis tourism bureau is happy to remind visitors, the ...

The Memphis Music Hall of Fame will welcome a new class of inductees on Sept. 25. Here's a closer look at the inductees and ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Diego Mongue is the first to admit that blues music doesn't exactly dominate today's mainstream. But he also knows that across the world, there are nearly 200 local "blues societies" ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Blues mainstays Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth each won two awards and Tommy Castro took home the prize of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at the Blues Music ...

In the days before the first Memphis Country Blues Society festival in July 1966, some 400 members of the KKK marched at Overton Park, even burning a cross at the parking lot. That didn’t stop the ...

MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2024 / EINPresswire.com / -- Memphis has long been celebrated as the birthplace of iconic genres like rap, hip-hop, blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll, and today it ...

The bands that do the best at tearing up the blues will be chosen to participate in the 2024 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. The Port City Blues Society will host the regional competition, ...