The music world was rocked early in the year by the news that Billy Bass, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, had ...

Long before rock 'n' roll, stadium tours or electric guitars, a traveling blues musician stopped in San Antonio and recorded ...

Lee Allen Zeno, a legend with the guitar in his hands, has died. He was 71. Zeno, called “a master of zydeco and R&B bass” by ...

Fantastic Negrito’s life has been a series of reinventions.

Earlier this year, I read “Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life,” a memoir co-written by legendary jazz musician Wynton ...

Musical legends have been portrayed on the big screen for decades, in biopics that range from transformative to highly ...

The octogenarian roots master and national treasure, Taj Mahal, is still going strong. He has a 22-date tour planned for the ...

From the smoky bends of B.B. King to the fiery grit of modern players like Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the magic of blues guitar tone lies in the marriage of touch and gear. Whether you’re chasing ...

Blues guitar soloing isn’t just about scales and speed — it’s about telling a story with your instrument. From mastering the pentatonic scale to bending with emotion, the right techniques can turn ...

ST. LOUIS — The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and decline in visitors. The museum’s board of ...

What would the movie “Jaws” have been without the music? How about “Grease,” “Dirty Dancing” or any of Quentin Tarantino’s pictures? The horror movie “Sinners,” written and directed by Ryan Coogler, ...