The Midwest has produced powerhouse blues rock bands that blend the raw, electrified sound of blues with the power, grit, ...

No one know when the harmonica first got the blues, but WC Handy reported hearing train imitations being played on the instrument in the 1870s, and by the 1920s, after Mamie Smith hit with Crazy Blues ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This harmonica was made by M. Hohner ...

Mark Hummel didn’t set out to be an impresario. He had no burning ambition to corner the market on the world’s greatest blues harmonica players. But after getting a bracing shot of energy from ...

The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. “I was 8, maybe 9 when I saw it, all shiny in a display case,” says Billy ...

Buddy Guy's The Blues Don't Lie, which is nominated for a Grammy for best traditional blues album, is nominated here for contemporary blues album. By Paul Grein Blues and soul harmonicist, singer, and ...

Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation checked a lot of boxes when the board of directors put together the 2026 Tucson Blues Festival lineup.

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’ ...