At the heart of this development were iconic black male blues singers ... From the Mississippi Delta to Chicago, these musicians set the standards for the blues and inspired the rise of rock ...

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres' very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, "Cowboy Carter," has shined a ...

But the vast majority of African American recording artists, especially blues and gospel singers, sold almost entirely within the black community. If there hadn't been race records, much of this ...

showcased veteran Black blues musicians who performed in the first half of the 20th century but spent their latter years unrecognized and without the financial rewards reaped by the white rockers ...