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

The Philadelphia Blues Society hosted its first annual blues festival at Temple University’s Ambler Campus on Oct. 11. The daylong event featured performances by local, national and internationally ...

If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...

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You can be sure that folks on the historic downtown hotel’s patio were standing throughout the concert. Hummel expects the same when he and Funderburgh return for the 12th annual KXCI House Rockin’ ...

The Blues landed one of the most coveted free agent forwards in Pius Suter who had a career year with the Vancouver Canucks this past season. Nick Bjugstad adds more depth up front. Mailloux is a ...

John Kelly, the television voice of the Blues for the past two decades, will no longer call games for the franchise after his contract was not renewed, the Blues announced Thursday evening. Blues ...

MCINTOSH COUNTY, Okla. — Authorities are investigating after Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame Founder Selby Minner was found dead in McIntosh County on Tuesday, court documents claim. According to an ...

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A young Bruce Springsteen fan from North Lanarkshire became the envy of millions when she got to play a harmonica duet with the star during his gig at Anfield Stadium. Holly Roy, 12, from Carfin, was ...

The Santa Barbara Blues Society (SBBS) will present Mitch Kashmar in his first appearance for the SBBS in his hometown in six years, Saturday, May 31. The event is at Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E ...

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