The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...

Buddy Guy is one of the most talented living blues players, and his influence on the genre (especially the Chicago blues) has left a mark that is still felt today. It’s not surprising all that newer, ...

Exclusive: Roviros Manthoulis' 1973 documentary has long been a lost piece of music history. Now, blues lovers have a chance to experience it on the big screen. Even the most casual students of ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

Harold Washington Library staffer Sarah Zimmerman shares a commemorative brochure from the fourth annual Chicago Blues Festival in 1987. Credit: James Hosking When it comes to the blues, sometimes ...