As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...
Blues music has long been linked to the mystical or supernatural. After all, the seminal Blues tale is of legend Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 49 and ...
Acclaimed for singing and acting in the Oscar-winning movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and winning a Grammy for his work on ...
"Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience" is a rich experience that combines blues and orchestra music. How to get ...
When Jean-Remy Monnay first asked Benita Zahn to direct “No Place For The Man,” for his company Black Theatre Troupe of ...
Behind the scenes shot of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on the set of "Sinners" (Photo credit: Eli Adé) Beyond the vampires and sex appeal of Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” ...
A region of warm hospitality and deep spirituality that embodies the essence of the American South, the Mississippi Delta is marked by an extraordinary musical heritage. Born out of adversity, the ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner. In ...
In the early years of the 20th century, a young and struggling Mississippi native who longed to master the blues guitar stood at the crossroads outside Clarksdale, Mississippi, and made a deal with ...