Ryan Coogler says the film's "seed" came from his late Uncle James, who spoke of Mississippi only while listening to blues.

However, this Blues, primarily dominated by electric guitar, had its origins, in turn, in the Mississippi Delta. We must examine the Mississippi Blues form first. The most famous of the Delta ...

Timothy Ivy Holmes has lately taken on the role of educator, lecturing about Bentonia blues to schools and civic groups in Mississippi and elsewhere, and teaching musicians. The festival that he ...

Country bluesman Jim Brewer gigged for decades at No Exit and the Maxwell Street market, but he didn’t leave a recorded ...

The late B.B. King, one of Mississippi's most celebrated musicians, will be honored with a centennial concert at the Natchez ...

No state has a more solid claim to it than Mississippi. “We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music,” ...

"Like the Mississippi River it rolls on and on ... who has played bass for numerous famous blues musicians, from Willie King to Charlie Musselwhite. I tell him about my trip and he asks if ...