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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. (AP) — Blues mainstays Buddy ...

Here are 16 great Delta blues artists. All are Black. Fifteen are men.

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 ...

Jad Tariq is a 28-year-old guitarist and vocalist whose debut album, "Jad Tariq Sings...", will be released on March 7. Tariq's music is influenced by a variety of genres, including R&B, jump blues, ...

Love live music but hate high rent? Discover five U.S. cities—Memphis, Detroit, Lexington, Atlanta, and Kansas City—where ...

A host of Memphis and Mid-South music figures will be vying for Grammy Awards in early 2026. Here's a look at who landed ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

Memphis delivers an authentic Southern experience where music history, world-class barbecue, and vibrant nightlife converge at the intersection of three states. This Tennessee river city provides the ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Dr. Mark Tucker. Condition: fair, torn, tape, brittle.