In the third episode of a six-part series presented by American Songwriter and Renasant Bank, Rivers of Rhythm takes a deep look at the popularity of blues music as we celebrate Black History Month.

The blues might be the quintessential American musical genre. Born out of hope for the future and a recognition of the dark, at times, inhumane past, the genre has spawned big names, important music, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) With a career spanning over seven decades, Bobby Rush stands as one of the most resilient and influential figures in American music. A master of blending blues, soul, and funk with ...

Motown legend Stevie Wonder, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, R&B diva Stephanie Mills, New Jack Swing icons Guy, and Funk guitarist and songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is among the 2019 honorees for the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the most influential blues musicians of all time, Howlin’ Wolf stands in a league of his ...

Musical maestro Jools Holland and his renowned Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will return to Northampton this winter.

What is R&B, where’d it come from and where’d it go? An array of five-star entertainers will give a musical answer to these questions when the Manship Theatre presents the "Rhythm and Blues Revue" at ...

The first rock ’n’ roll records were a kind of hopped-up blues, and the same is usually true of the best rock ’n’ roll records today. Whether it was young white kids such as Elvis Presley and Jerry ...

This is part two of a two-part interview Read part one here. When you play piano, you seem possessed. Your legs are crossed, and your right leg is always swinging the rhythm. Are you aware of that?