The American Folk Blues Festival tours of Europe educated an entire generation, and was how the youthful Jagger, Richards, Page, Beck, Winwood et al first got to see the likes of Muddy Waters ...

Back when Arthur Migliazza had hair and Tom Walbank's hair had only hints of grey, the Tucson blues musicians took their act to Memphis and made it to the finals of the 2010 International Blues ...

But how did the blues arrive in the UK in the first place and what made so many young musicians fall under its spell to the point that it changed the make-up and sound of music throughout the world?

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 ...

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the band Misty Blues will be joined by 25 special guests for a special, career-spanning ...

With Beverly added to the list of honorees ... More than 300 R&B artists inducted since its National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame's inception in 2013. The roster includes legends such as James ...

and in the past two decades has honed his skills to become one of the preeminent young blues artists of his generation. He went through what he called “the typical teenage music obsessions ...