A new list has ranked the 50 Best Dive Bars in America. A legendary blues club took Mississippi's spot as the best dive around. The top 50 were picked by Huckberry, a clothing store and media brand, ...

16 WAPT'S KENNEDI COOPER IS DOWNTOWN... AT THE STARTING LINE. MEGAN, THIS IS THE 18TH YEAR FOR THE BLUES MARATHON AND THIS YEAR LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER B.B KING AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR EVERS ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...

REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS APRIL 1ST. TODAY THE MISSISSIPPI BLUES MARATHON TOOK OFF IN JACKSON. <FIRST 4 SECONDS GUITAR NATIONAL ANTHEM> THE MARATHON WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE ...

I have been a lover of music for my entire life and this year I wanted to dive deep into music history that helped to shape the genres that we listen to today. The Blues Trail was created in 2006 and ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...

Grammy-winning Memphis music producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell recently showed the world how the blues is done, recruiting an all-star team of musicians to work on the record-breaking horror ...

Cary Hudson and Dan Raza blend Mississippi blues with English folk music in the Wayfarer Blues Tour. The tour will make two stops in the Jackson area. The duo will perform in Livingston on Aug. 23 and ...

A region of warm hospitality and deep spirituality that embodies the essence of the American South, the Mississippi Delta is marked by an extraordinary musical heritage. Born out of adversity, the ...