Here are 16 great Delta blues artists. All are Black. Fifteen are men.

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Luciano Viti/Getty Images) David Lindley was the epitome of a musician’s musician, not ...

The blues is one of those genres that’s simply open to limitless interpretation. Guided by the life experiences, personalities, moods, thoughts and feelings of those who choose to play it, it expands ...

Something magical and profound happened to American blues guitar when some innovative early-20th-century blues players, taking a cue from Hawaiian guitarists who used steel bars with their instruments ...

Veteran blues musician Tinsley Ellis takes on new territory and strips down, delving into the acoustic blues traditions of ...

The roots of Americana extend to some unexpected places. We’re somewhere in the Mediterranean, reporting on the Keeping The Blues Alive cruise for Guitarist. Sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell, better ...

Anyone who believes that the art of playing electric guitar has been stretched to its limits hasn’t heard the latest album from Sonny Landreth. The Breaux Bridge, La.-based singer-songwriter is one of ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Growing up in New York, Marc Stone was struck by the sound of the slide guitar at a young age. His uncle gave him a Muddy Waters album. His mother and stepfather were big fans of the Allman Brothers' ...

Acclaimed guitarist Paul Gabriel will be among the entertainers providing rock, blues and reggae at A Summer Music Celebration at The Klein in Bridgeport on Saturday, Aug. 10. Gabriel, who has a new ...