Blues is the ancestral parent of jazz, so it’s appropriate that Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts an annual Blues Jam to showcase ...

Radio Africa Group has launched Classic Soul at its streaming platform Songa Play. Visit www.songaplay.com to listen live. To ...

It is impossible to think of American music in this century without such Southern-derived forms as ragtime, jazz, blues, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun, zydeco, and rock'n'roll.

The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre—it’s an experience, a movement, and a powerful expression of faith, resilience, and joy. Rooted in the rich traditions of African American spirituals, gospel has ...

The shelves also display sheet music, record sleeves and other memorabilia from this time period. Darden's 2005 New York Times Op-Ed, "Gospel's got the Blues" helped inspire the creation of the ...

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one of the most exciting acts on the blues scene today, exciting both hardened blues fans ...