B. Sam Firk. side 1: Delta Moodish Blues; side 2: Old Country Rock (Fonotone 6421). 78 rpm. Joe Bussard (born Joseph E. Bussard, Jr., 1936 -) is an American collector of 78 rpm records and founder of ...

Before wrapping up a set of dates which concludes at the Mondo music conference in New York City at Berlin on6, Red talked about writing and finding his sound, and wishing he were “born in another era ...

Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” spotlights spirituality, music and Black folklore. This Good Friday, everyone is talking about the highly anticipated ...

Singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has dedicated much of her career to exploring folk and roots music, including old-time, blues, Celtic folk, country, and gospel. In April, ...

Nashville may be known as the "Music City," but audiophiles know the true roots of American music run much deeper. The blues -- that soulful, improvisational foundation of jazz -- was born in the ...

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...

On a recent reporting trip, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley stopped in Clarksdale, Mississippi, a town known as the birthplace of the blues. They speak with Mayor Orlando Paden, who runs ...

LITTLE ROCK, AR. (KTVE/KARD) – The newly formed nonprofit Arkansas Originals is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural signature program: the Arkansas River Delta Blues Trail, a heritage ...

Kirris Riviere and the Delta du Bruit live in concert, a wonderful 5 piece band hailing from the earthy blues scene in Bristol, evolving through the spit and sawdust school of the live blues stage in ...