Mamie Smith, on record as the first Black female singer, released a record titled “Crazy Blues” in 1920, making her the first ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...

Etran De L'Air, Tinariwen, Mdou Moctar, Bombino and Tamikrest are just some of the acts who deserve wider exposure.

Shemekia Copeland, daughter of guitarist Johnny Copeland with perform at Fairfield’s StageOne and Pawling, New York’s, ...

Legendary blues guitarist Sue Foley will be coming to Salmon Arm in March with her One Guitar Woman tour. Foley’s music honours blues and finger picking heroines like Memphis Minnie and Maybelle ...

Black country artists such as Yola, Brittney Spencer and Tanner Adell are challenging stereotypes in the genre. Yola uses a ...

Led Zeppelin looked to blues legend Robert Johnson as the originator of their music. But how many of Johnson's compositions did Zeppelin draw from directly?

Callander Jazz Festival is back for the 18th year and it promises to be the biggest yet with a full line-up of artists and ...

After a year-long hiatus, the Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival is returning to the ... The Village Night Club is one of ten venues hosting music acts during the festival. Rich Ruoff said the ...

Ma Rainey was the first to record 'Shave 'Em Dry' but her peer, Lucille Bogan, made the dirty blues song completely vulgar, in a brilliantly defiant way.

Australian musician Ash Grunwald performed at Bluesfest ... "It's been absolutely integral to me as a blues-influenced player … It was the ultimate festival." After 35 years, Bluesfest has ...