If you were to meet a typical character from a blues song he would most likely be down on his luck, having trouble with his unfaithful woman and no doubt drowning his sorrows with whisky.

Blues has been called the first truly American music. The colour blue has described melancholy and depression since Elizabethan times, but as a musical form its style was born from the experiences ...

The festival, which benefits the station, marks its 25th year next weekend with 14 acts over two nights. Saturday night’s ...

The blues developed its own structure and sound like its descendant genres. Other genres, too, borrowed heavily from their ...

While she’s been gone for well over a decade, it hasn’t been long since James debuted a new project on the Blues Albums chart ...

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres' very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, "Cowboy Carter," has shined a ...

Although Eric Clapton was a bluesy troubadour from the beginning, he had a special fondness for those speaking his musical language.

Texas blues isn't just a genre, it's the heartbeat of the Lone Star State. Born out of struggle and resilience, this music ...

The Beatles have had their hands on many different genres, and they added punk to the list the minute they made this raucous ...

The Blues: highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre. Hosted by Tom Mazzolini.