Small Delta Towns Chase Elusive Fortunes from the Blues
HELENA, AR- Helena, Arkansas is a pushpin on the map of the American South. Ninety miles south of Memphis and 360 miles north of New Orleans—straddling the Mississippi River—it scrapes…
HELENA, AR- Helena, Arkansas is a pushpin on the map of the American South. Ninety miles south of Memphis and 360 miles north of New Orleans—straddling the Mississippi River—it scrapes…
ROCK ISLAND, IL – The Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) presents local blues legends Ernie Peniston, Hal Reed, and Ellis Kell in concert on Friday, March 11, in the tented parking lot…
It’s not every day you get an opportunity to spend 7 Days and 7 Nights of Blues Heaven with Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Keb' Mo',…
OXFORD, MS - Oxford, Mississippi-based record label Fat Possum is celebrating 25 years of raw blues and rock ‘n’ roll with a year-long string of vinyl and digital releases. The…
Recorded on October 23 and November 6, 1968, Black Magic, a masterpiece of 60s electric Chicago blues with soul, was released only days before Magic Sam's untimely passing on December 1,…