Willie Dixon. Born at the Delta’s southern tip in 1915, Willie Dixon followed the Great Migration to Chicago. There, he ...

BLUES guitar prodigy Toby Lee was last spotted in York playing with Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, sharing special guest billing with Soft Cell’s Marc Almond at York Barbican on ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had the mother of all solo-career conundrums. It’s hard enough building a reputation as a one-man act after leaving a moderately ...

The pulled pork sandwich is the claim to fame, layered with tender meat and sauce that balances tang and comfort. The hush ...

“Some of the edits had to do with the way the songs are structured. Top-40 radio, especially at the time, was a tight, driven ...

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring lessons, gear demos, amp and pedal reviews, collaborations with top brands like ...

We don't think of The Beatles as blues artists. But these five songs might make you think again about their blues chops.

Tipping his cowboy hat to one of the greats, Merle Haggard.

Winter is still just around the corner, but next summer's Bend concert season is heating up, with three more big-name ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...