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The story of a folk art form with roots in Africa and emergence in the Mississippi Delta, which became the essence of ...
Clarksdale was the place where blues legends like Sam Cooke, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters got their start, but its ...
The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.
"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler comes down to Clarksdale, Miss., to host a series of special series of film that's based off ...
Sinners director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson didn't just read up on Mississippi Delta blues while making the music for the 2025 blockbuster film Sinners; they went to experience it for ...
This outdoor festival is a great way to enjoy the city and Chicago’s culture and history, closely tied to its music scene. You’re sure to hear some quintessential Chicago blues, a specific electric ...
Clarksdale, Mississippi didn't just provide history and blues for director and writer Ryan Coogler's hit movie about art, Jim ...
The Chicago Blues Festival brings out the best in the local scene all weekend—and here are a few dozen shows to prove it.
Tyler Yarbrough makes it clear. Sinners and the cultural fest that followed may have thrust Clarksdale into the national ...
How Philly blues guitarist Randy Bowland taught Hollywood breakout star, Miles Caton, to play the slide guitar for the film ...
"Sinners" is streaming online now, and it'll be on DVD in July. The film starring Michael B. Jordan as twins is set in ...