HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The summer months mean music in Henderson. This weekend is Porchfest, and coming up in a few weeks is ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival will soon make its annual return to the city of Henderson.

William Christopher Handy, known as “the father of the blues,” was the first person to notate and publish blues songs, and is recognized for integrating blues elements into ragtime, which was a ...

When I was growing up in the Mississippi Delta, the go-to big city was Memphis, a city that in the 1950s was starkly divided along black/white, rich/poor lines. So how was it that a statue of a ...

For the 34th time, the granddaddy of Henderson’s “Rootin’ Tootin’ Songs of Summer” music series — the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival — is coming on June 11-14. The volunteer-run music festival ...

The legendary blues composer W.C. Handy will be remembered this week in a series of special performances as a part of the New York Festival of Song. Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Elliott Hurwitt ...