Although U.S. 61 begins in New Orleans and runs through Baton Rouge, the portion known as the Blues Highway starts around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and moves north through the Delta to Memphis, ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

Here are 16 great Delta blues artists. All are Black. Fifteen are men.

The blues are some of the most iconic sounds of America. What began in the South in the late 19th century as a mix of work songs and spirituals evolved into a mostly secular, acoustic guitar driven ...