Few blues musicians who traveled from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago could have imagined how profoundly their songs would ...

It begins with a feeling – raw, electric, and unmistakably alive. The Chicago Blues isn’t just music; it’s a migration of ...

The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. “I was 8, maybe 9 when I saw it, all shiny in a display case,” says Billy ...

A look at Chicago's place in blues history as the movie "Sinners" takes the spotlight at the Oscars. The movie “Sinners” is up for 16 Oscars this weekend. We take a look at how the film is sparking ...

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