The 46th edition of the BMA honors — staged by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation — were held at the Renasant Convention ...

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 ...

This Louisiana native, who was homeless just two years ago, is winning awards and an international audience for his robust ...

The Firebird-toting Blackstar endorsee's name has been mentioned ever since he recorded a track for B.B. King, aged 10. Here, ...

Concerts and other programming will be at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, the Ramova Theatre and on Maxwell Street.

The guitarist and singer, who turns 89 in July, discusses his role in Ryan Coogler’s musical horror drama and his promise to ...

Joe Louis Walker, a raspy-voiced singer and guitarist who ... In “Regal Blues,” he paid homage to one of his heroes, B.B. King, and honored King’s guitar Lucille: “When I first heard ...

He played with Muddy Waters and B.B. King, opened for Jimi Hendrix, and was called “The Bluesman” by Aretha Franklin ...

The 46th Blues Music Awards were held in Memphis ... Awards were given for categories such as B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, and various instrumentalist categories.