Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. On Blues People, his fourth ...

Atlanta is a big enough town that finding a list of a dozen bars offering life-sized jenga and another dozen where bocce ball is close to club sport is easy to do. Yet, if you wanted to make a list of ...

A previously unreleased Eric Clapton acoustic jam is set for release next year. "Mississippi Blues" was recorded with Tim Duffy and will be part of Blue Muse, a compilation from the Music Maker Relief ...

Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more. By James Thomas I’m James, a software engineer with The New York Times’s ...

We explore where the blues came from and its influence on many modern genres of music. We explore where the blues came from and how it went on to influence many modern genres of music. From Delta ...

Billy Wright poses for a Peacock Records publicity still circa 1955. In the annals of music history, there are often unsung heroes who paved the way for future generations. One such trailblazer was ...

Like the Little Drummer Boy, the holidays are marching in with special music, dance and theater productions and a Holiday Stroll at Cascades Park. The blues keep a steady beat at the Bradfordville ...