Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The recent passing of the 'godfather of British blues', John Mayall, marks the closing of an extraordinary chapter in British ...

The history of blues music is drenched in melancholy. Merriam-Webster tells us the first known use was in 1741, originating from “blue devils.” So it’s no surprise when some of the most gut-wrenching ...

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades. By Clay Risen John P. Hammond, a singer and guitarist whose virtuosic ...