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10 Howlin’ Wolf Blues Songs That Still Resonate Today.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the most influential blues musicians of all time, Howlin’ Wolf stands in a league of his ...
PBS

Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?

We explore where the blues came from and its influence on many modern genres of music. We explore where the blues came from and how it went on to influence many modern genres of music. From Delta ...
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7 Robert Johnson Songs That Changed Music Forever: A Blues Legend’s Must-Listens.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...
The New York Times

An Ode to the Blues’ Many Guises, Inspired by ‘Sinners’

Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more. By James Thomas I’m James, a software engineer with The New York Times’s ...
USA Today

Raised in the Mississippi Delta, the blues shaped music for generations

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 ...
USA Today

We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth'

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...