Author Matt Chaney, Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, discusses the inspiration for his books, “River Shows, Blues ...

Chenier came to be known as the King of Zydeco. He toured Europe; won a Grammy for his 1982 album, I’m Here! ; performed at ...

By Susannah Broun for The Daily Yonder. Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Mississippi News Connection for the Public ...

Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known as the birthplace of the blues. The small town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta is rich with artistic legend and ...

The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about ...

Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' is now available to rent or buy on digital platforms, and you can also preorder the Blu-ray, which drops in July.

The movie is based on the believable theory that music or especially gifted musicians can conjure up magic through their performances.

Clarksdale was the place where blues legends like Sam Cooke, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters got their start, but its ...

Sinners is a story where the Mississippi Delta's revered soul meets fangs, fiddles, and the ghosts of the blues. And because ...

Filmmaker Ryan Coogler of "Black Panther" fame and others attended special screenings of "Sinners" in a town also known for ...

KING: This musical horror film is set in Clarksdale in the early 1930s. Today ... and Sam Cooke - all musicians from the Delta. Then there’s Robert Johnson. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES ...