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Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

When you hear Ruthie Foster open her mouth, it’s hard to believe the little girl who started out playing guitar in church in Texas was more than content “…to be the person who backed up incredible ...

In the 1960s, most of the music on the radio was inspired by The Beatles and emerging psychedelic rock. But two brothers from the Dallas area were inspired by the guitar playing they heard in small ...

Thanks to the efforts of producer John Lomax III, sessions recorded by guitarist Rocky Hill in Houston in 1977 have finally been released as Houston Blues Throwdown. Credit: Detail from Texas Shuffle ...

Two blues enthusiasts an ocean apart spent nearly two decades collaborating on a book they envisioned as the definitive history of the blues in Texas. Robert “Mack” McCormick was a Houston-based ...

Texas guitarist/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carolyn Wonderland, 52, has accumulated quite an impressive resume of recording projects, collaborations ...

NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - It’s impossible to tell the story of Black History without Blues music, and the story of Blues music in Texas has to include the city of Navasota. The Texas Legislature ...

Morgan Wallen will perform at NRG Stadium on Friday and Saturday. Shows from Steve Forbert, the Texas Blues Guitar Summit, Allision Fisher and Pete Yorn are also on tap this week. Credit: Photo by ...