PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — Blues musician Willie Dixon once said, “The Blues are the roots, and other musics are the fruits. It’s better to keep the roots alive because it means better fruits from ...

The Piedmont blues is among the musical styles they recorded. A handful of other researchers also made non-commercial field recordings of Black folk music in the Piedmont region in the 1920s and 1930s ...

LAURENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The excitement is growing as the first-ever Piedmont Blues & Roots Music Festival is set to happen. Downtown Laurens will be on display for many to see. This event ...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” put the spotlight on the Mississippi Delta blues. But ...

BEFORE THAT, THOUGH, LET’S START WITH SOME GOOD NEWS. TIME TO WELCOME IN OUR FIRST LIVE GUEST OF THE MORNING. YEAH, LET’S DO IT. IT IS NORTH CAROLINA BLUES WEEK, THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION IS HOSTED BY ...

Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the jaunty Piedmont style and toured the world as part of a duo celebrating a distinctive musical form that was revived in clubs and impromptu ...