DeFord Bailey was born on December 14, 1899, and he remains one of the most trailblazing musicians in country music history.

Singer/songwriter Cedric Burnside introduces theGrio to a lesser known type of blues music. The Mississippi native — who, in 2022, nabbed a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album for his LP, “I ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future/Phil Barker With an ultra-clean fingerpicking technique and a vocal delivery that ...

As one of the world’s leading blues remixers, Charlie Beale has developed a signature style that incorporates samples of ...

Connecting the threads of culture and music takes a full year of planning and a big dose of what folklorist Rachel Reynolds calls “magical pragmatism.” That force was hard at work as Reynolds planned ...

Country music was changing in a big way in the 1960s, and these three songs from 1961 played an important part.

Irmo, South Carolina resident Marquia Thompson isn't as huge of a country music fan as her grandmother, 82-year-old groundbreaking African-American female country artist Linda Martell. However, she is ...

A good example of the commonality between two distinct Southern music traditions is the humble quill. Carved from the abundant river cane that grows all over the American south, the bamboo-like plant ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

June is Black Music Month, and we’re celebrating the musical accomplishments and contributions of Black artists in all the various genres. Singer/songwriter Cedric Burnside is an artist from a genre ...