Memphis, Tennessee, is known around the world as the home of the blues. It helped create soul. It invented rock ’n’ roll. And ...

Memphis has been many things: the birthplace of the blues, ground zero for the revolution of rock 'n' roll, and the city that ...

Memphis can lay claim to playing a significant and in some cases crucial role in just about every type of American popular music. But, as the Memphis tourism bureau is happy to remind visitors, the ...

The biggest night in blues music will take place in Memphis this week with the annual Blues Music Awards. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the 47th edition of the honors are set for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bukka White plays guitar, accompanied by Jimmy Crosthwait on washboard, during a Memphis Blues Festival performance at the Overton ...

Memphis gave America its sound, and now it’s turning that legacy into a long-overdue comeback.

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the 2026 Blues Music ...

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performing at the Blues Music Awards on May 9th (Photo: Christopher Caldwell) Last week’s 45th Blues Music Awards (BMAs) featured many familiar faces in the spotlight, but ...

Nearly everyone has heard about Woodstock and the US Festival, but the same can’t be said for the Memphis Country Blues Festival. Depending on the year, the annual gathering held in Memphis between ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first Black radio station owner in Tennessee, the first woman to start her own record company, and a blues legend were among six people inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of ...

Live Nation's new Memphis concert venue, Satellite Music Hall, aims to reflect the "energy and culture" of the Bluff City with its inaugural lineup.