CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Bluesman Robert Johnson played the guitar with such genius that legend has it his talent was a gift from the devil in exchange for the musician's soul. That deal was done, ...

Mississippi John Hurt was a blues musician known for his unique fingerpicking technique and soft-spoken songs that combined gospel inspiration and an acoustic folk sound. He was first recorded in 1928 ...

Mississippi's musical heritage, from blues to gospel, is celebrated in museums and through iconic artists who shaped the ...

The North Mississippi Allstars (from left: Sharde Thomas, Luther Dickinson, Carl Dufresne and Cody Dickinson) Driving through northern Mississippi, one is immediately struck by how empty and how poor ...

The blues recordings that came out of the Mississippi Delta from the late 1920s through the late '30s have had an enormous impact on American music, influencing everyone from The Rolling Stones to ...

The Panama limited ; Special streamline / Bukka White -- Future blues ; M & O blues / Willie Brown -- Mississippi bottom blues ; Rowdy blues / Kid Bailey -- That's no way to get along ; I do blues / ...

Students from the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University perform at the main stage downtown during the 20th annual Juke Joint festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on 15 April. Clarksdale, ...

Mississippi Fred McDowell was a stylist and purveyor of the original Delta blues, he was superb, equal parts Charley Patton and Son House coming to the fore through his roughed-up vocals and slashing ...

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 ...

The Mississippi guitar aficionado and father of Lucille was a tireless road warrior. By Phil Gallo, Billboard B.B. King Performing - H 2014 B.B. King, the last of the Southern-born blues musicians who ...

Mississippi, known as "the birthplace of America's music," showcases its profound impact on American culture through its rich ...