By his own estimation, Atlanta-born bluesman Tinsley Ellis owns “at least” 14 electric guitars. But since the recording and ...

The blues is more than a musical genre—it's a reservoir of emotion, history, and resilience born from the African American ...

This is a handsome parlour-sized acoustic that certainly has potential, but as it stands, poor finishing and a battery compartment that’s trying to make a break for it every time you strum leave us ...

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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 ...

OXFORD - Acoustic blues singer/songwriter Brooks Williams returns to 6 On The Square in Oxford for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The Cambridge, U.K.-based, Statesboro, Ga.-born performer ...

Chris Thomas King is accomplished across a spectrum of styles from acoustic Delta blues to electric Chicago blues, country and rock. Courtesy photo Acclaimed for singing and acting in the ...

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At 68, Tinsley Ellis is too young to have been mentored by any of the great acoustic Delta blues artists he covers, but those at his Aug. 23 Caffe Lena show might have thought he studied at the knees ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Baby, Please Don’t Go” is musical evolution in action. Its DNA holds traces of songs from deep in the American ...

Keb' Mo' and Shawn Colvin's co-headlining a tour comes to the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix on Aug. 13. Keb' Mo' and Taj Mahal recently released "Room on the Porch." They won a Grammy for "TajMo." Keb' ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum’s Acoustic Blues is happening at Fort Worden this week, with opportunities this weekend for the public to catch members of faculty in action. “Acoustic Blues week is the ...