Robert Johnson was an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Music was his escape. And not just any music—Robert had a feel for the blues that ...

“It comes from God above. It comes from the Almighty,” says Bolden, a longtime member of the East Bay blues music community. “Whether I want to or didn’t want to (perform), it all comes ...

The blues artist, originally from Wiikwemkoong ... Crystal Shawanda reflects on journey Anishinaabe singer says contested ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie 'doesn't take away the inspiration' Strobel ...

Roberta Flack, the gifted rhythm and blues singer and pianist, passed away February 24 from cardiac arrest. She was 88 years old. Flack developed ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease ...

That’s basically what happened to rhythm-and-blues singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton with her song “Hound Dog.” If you know the song, you might only know “King of Rock-and-Roll ...

Blues singer Lee Hedley has revealed he had to step away from the music scene for a year after drink and drugs left him battling severe depression. The Newtownards musician, who has been gigging ...

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 26, has been performing and songwriting contemporary blues and R&B music since before his teenage years, when he was posting songs on YouTube and performing around ...

Baton Rouge musicians are taking to social media to express their grief over the death of blues singer Mamie Porter. “I am so sad to inform you all of the passing of Mamie Porter today,” Henry ...

Sam Moore, the Memphis rhythm and blues singer, has died at age 89. He was part of the 1960s hit duo "Sam and Dave," whose hits included "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin.'" Trump's words on ...

John Primer is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist who played behind Junior Wells in the house band at Theresa's Lounge and as a member of the bands of Willie Dixon ...