Ask Jad Tariq to name a few of his favorite musicians and singers, and he’ll quickly reel off a list of names, both popular and obscure: Big Joe Turner, Louis Prima, Oscar Moore, Floyd Smith, Billy ...

Memphis artist Andre Miller opened Gallery Albertine, named after his mother, showcasing his work focused on the Black experience. His latest series, "The Redemption of a Delta Bluesman: Robert ...

Memphis can lay claim to playing a significant and in some cases crucial role in just about every type of American popular music. But, as the Memphis tourism bureau is happy to remind visitors, the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first Black radio station owner in Tennessee, the first woman to start her own record company, and a blues legend were among six people inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of ...

In the days before the first Memphis Country Blues Society festival in July 1966, some 400 members of the KKK marched at Overton Park, even burning a cross at the parking lot. That didn’t stop the ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Diego Mongue is the first to admit that blues music doesn't exactly dominate today's mainstream. But he also knows that across the world, there are nearly 200 local "blues societies" ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday as part of ...

New Haven-based blues band Chicago Dawgs are Memphis-bound. The band, which triumphed at the 2025 Connecticut Blues Challenge this fall, will travel to Tennessee to participate in the International ...