A number of Mississippi Delta artists recorded in that decade. This was really a golden age, particularly of the country blues. The first flowering of country blues on records happened in 1926.

This year it was the turn of 17-year-old Muireann Bradley, an Irish country blues guitarist and ... first recorded by Delta ...

Smith, along with Ma Rainey, toured the country with vaudeville tent ... Muddy Waters transformed the music of the Delta into modern electric blues. His influence was at the heart of English ...

Louisiana Bayou blues guitarist Tab Benoit brings his “I Hear Thunder” 2024 Tour to Bucknell University with a performance ...

Mississippi has long been a cradle of musical innovation, and its legendary artists cast a cultural shadow that spans the ...

Combined with the African rhythms, these musical styles were the foundation of blues. The Delta blues, first recorded in the 1920s, was one of the earliest types of blues music and originated in ...

Around for over 100 years, blues music is alive and well, and still contains universal truths for the modern world. Here are the most memorable blues songs of the year.

A number of Mississippi Delta artists recorded in that decade. This was really a golden age, particularly of the country blues. The first flowering of country blues on records happened in 1926.