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

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Behind the scenes shot of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on the set of "Sinners" (Photo credit: Eli Adé) Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 4, 2022. Click here for that audio. On the new album “Delta Kream,” The Black Keys are, as the song says, “Goin' Down South.” Guitar and vocalist ...