Since the early 1900s, blues musicians have performed in Shreveport. In the late 1950s, bigger name acts began performing in town while the 1960s saw the development of local record labels such as ...

Etta Baker, 93, an influential blues guitarist who was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts, died Saturday in Fairfax, Va., her family said. The cause of death was not announced, but she had ...

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GREENVILLE, Miss. — I recently moved to the heart and soul of the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues. Signs of this rich music heritage are all around me in this part of the state — the ...

Mar 16, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Add to Calendar 16-03-2023 13:00 16-03-2023 15:00 America/Toronto Lecture Series: Popular Music in the 1950’s with Craig Morrison Lecture Series: Popular Music of the ...