As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blues posters, pictures and drawings are displayed for sale at Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art in Clarksdale, MS. The Delta ...

When I was sent a link to American Blonde’s title track, “Delta Home,” from their forthcoming EP, I was blown away. These young blonde southern rockers were unlike anything I had heard in a while.

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

It doesn’t get much better than listening to blues, Cajun and zydeco music while feasting on impeccably fresh seafood, an array of sausages and pulled-pork sprinkled with “bark” (the crisp pieces from ...

A Southeast Missouri native recently published a book following the early days of jazz, ragtime and blues music in the Mississippi River Delta. The book -- "River Shows, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz and ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

The National Folk Festival will return to Downtown Jackson from November 13-15. This year's theme, "Mississippi Flavor," will highlight the state's food, music, and folk traditions. The lineup ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...