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It was a great year for blues music, so it was hard to narrow them down...here's my top 20 blues albums for 2023. -
Kirk Siegler/NPRWith pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.
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"I want to pass on the joy of playing this music to others, just as Rev. Davis passed it on to me." -
Big Mama Thornton was a big name in R&B. She's one of the many Black musicians we credit for what we today call rock & roll. -
Blues With A Twist host Sister Mary's favorite blues albums for 2021 -
Clarksdale, Miss., where blues guitarist-singer Christone "Kingfish" Ingram hails from, is "pretty much the mecca of the blues," Ingram says in an interview with NPR's A Martinez on Morning Edition. -
"When I first came to Chicago, in 1970, a patron at one of the blues clubs said to me, 'You listen to the blues to get rid of the blues.' " Iglauer has been helping folks do just that ever since. -
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to the longtime outsider soul artist about his new country-influenced album Sorry You Couldn't Make It, which features contributions from Bon Iver and Jenny Lewis. -
Tim Duffy started Music Maker Relief Foundation to support blues musicians lost to time and poverty. He's also photographed their portraits for a new book, compilation album and museum exhibition. -
Former member of the Muddy Water’s Blues Band Paul Oscher will speak with WFIT’s Chip Myles on Blues To Brimstone on Oct. 1 Saturday morning 6am-8am. Paul…
