Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram (who appeared in the film “Sinners”) was the main attraction at the Fountain Blues & Brews ...

There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers ...

For more than six decades, this legend has played with renown blues pioneers and now you can see him in Lexington.

Whitehall standout Camden Thompson headlines this year’s Muskegon-area Sports Hall of Fame’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ...

Six new Memphis music icons have been inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (MMHOF).The inductees were announced live Tuesday, June 10, on the MMHOF’s social media accounts. The six 2025 ...

Hall of Fame class includes a Stax hitmaker, blues icon, broadcasting executive and more. Here is a closer look at the six ...

Mid-South artists Mr. Sipp, Eden Brent and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 8. The 46th edition of the BMA honors — staged by the ...

Mississippi artists Mr. Sipp, Eden Brent ... Brooks also won as Contemporary Blues Artist (Male). Canadian blues guitarist Sue Foley also notched a pair of wins for Best Acoustic Blues Album ...

Chicago blues queen Shemekia Copeland and Mississippi guitar ace Christone "Kingfish" Ingram were among the big winners at the 42nd annual Blues Music Awards ... Blues Male Artist and the ...

After rural blues music started to appear in urban areas such as New Orleans and Chicago, female African-American singers came into their own as theatrical performers. In contrast to male blues ...

In 1939, Ethel Waters — a blues singer and actress — became the first ... “In television, so much of primetime was a male domain,” said Simon. This changed briefly when Hazel Scott ...

Even though Mamie Porter brought a female perspective to the music, she modeled herself after bluesmen. “I was influenced by male blues artists, so to be amongst the guys out there doing the ...