SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — When multi-instrumentalists Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman go out into the world together, they look to the past for inspiration. Growing up on opposite coasts — Paxton in Los ...

The blues run deep within August Wilson’s work — it’s in the way his characters speak, the way his stories are set, the way he addresses themes that remain relevant for years after his plays were ...

The 1920s saw a revolution in technology the advent of the recording industry that created the first class of AfricanAmerican women to sing their way to fame and fortune Blues divas such as Bessie ...

Singer Bessie Smith was one of those iconic performers whose outsized talent and turbulent life story seemed a perfect match. One of America’s most successful and influential recording artists of ...

ST. MICHAELS — Ampersand will bring a set of music from the 1920s to the Blue Crab coffeehouse for a special suppertime show at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. You must be logged in to react. Click any ...

Dynamic R&B diva Bettye LaVette, soulful singer/songwriter/producer Syl Johnson and harmonica man Billy Branch are among the latest performers set to be inducted into the Blues Music Hall of Fame. The ...