Ma Rainey is best known, but Ida Cox, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins and Precious Bryant left essential music. From left to right: Ma Rainey, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Ida Cox, Precious ...

Blues legend Bessie Smith’s tombstone (ironically, purchased by singer Janis Joplin just before her own death) declares, “The greatest blues singer in the world will never stop singing.” Smith may be ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's Waterloo Arts District will come alive with the sounds of blues music next weekend as the Women in Blues Music Festival takes over The Treelawn music hall for four days of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -The Treelawn in Cleveland’s Waterloo Arts District is celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day this weekend with a four-day music and arts festival celebrating ...

Award winning Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Sue Foley tells us about her show honoring the pioneering women in Blues music.

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

The 17th annual Motor City Blues Festival features a variety of acts, each delivering their creative sounds to the stage. While the singers’ styles may differ, they share a common thread — their ...