Grammy-winning Memphis music producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell recently showed the world how the blues is done, recruiting an all-star team of musicians to work on the record-breaking horror ...

Out of more than 23,000 entries for consideration, four Mississippi musicians have been nominated for 2026 Grammy awards. The Recording Academy has more than 15,000 voting members, and only the best, ...

"Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" is a rich experience that combines blues and orchestra music. How to get tickets to the Arizona show.

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

The richness of Mississippi may be best expressed not through its amazing food or beautiful vistas, but through its music, the Magnolia State has encompassed it all. Mississippi is so pivotal and so ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

I have been a lover of music for my entire life and this year I wanted to dive deep into music history that helped to shape the genres that we listen to today. The Blues Trail was created in 2006 and ...

We’d never really thought of ourselves as fans of the blues (the music, not the hockey team). But then a few years ago, driving through Mississippi, we decided on a whim to visit the B.B. King Museum ...

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 ...

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Bluesman Robert Johnson played the guitar with such genius that legend has it his talent was a gift from the devil in exchange for the musician's soul. That deal was done, ...

LANES ARE BLOCKED OFF ALONG THE MARATHON ROUTE. . (SOT 1 - BEAU WILSON - RUNNER) :30 BEEN GETTING READY THE PAST 2 OR 3 MONTHS TRYING TO INCREASE MY WEEKLY MILES...GETTING SOME LONG RUNS IN :37 BEAU ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...