Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.
What happened to the profoundly influential blues musician Robert Johnson at a crossroads near Dockery Farms, Mississippi, when he was on his way to seek opportunity in Memphis? Blues legend has it ...
Nat Bolden is still going strong at 97. Just ask the people who catch the bluesman at any of his regular performance spots – including Eli’s Mile High Club, Continental Club, Everett & Jones BBQ and ...
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9 Black Female Blues Singers Who Shaped the Genre
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.
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