You could describe Ray Charles as one of the most famous Black blues singers from the 50s, but that would mean discounting his innovative approach to the genre, which also included elements of ...

In 1948, he moved to Memphis and started out as a disk jockey and singer, billing himself as the “Beale St. Blues Boy.” That was soon shortened to Blues Boy, finally to B. B. (his real first ...

Billy Flynn Bob Stroger Quite a few people needed to hear blues music on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (and Inauguration Day). A sizable crowd turned ...