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 ...

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 ...

Bay Area guitarist Terrence Brewer has won wide acclaim as a first-rate guitarist comfortable in dealing in jazz, blues and other forms of American roots music. He's also developed a reputation as a ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

As our conversation commences, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is — where else? — on the road. Specifically, the vanguard guitarist is somewhere between Nashville and Memphis. The night before at ...

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 ...