(CNN) – Sadly that epic trip to the beach or to spend time with family for the holidays has to come to an end at some point and when it does, many report feeling depressed and sluggish in the office.

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, musical heir to a long line of blues greats from the Mississippi Delta, has been compared to the likes of B.B. King. But while the legendary guitarist is one of Ingram's ...

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 ...

The spirit and the beat are alive at Hayti, transmitted from the stage down through the floorboards of the old church, the joists throbbing with the rhythms. The former St. Joseph’s AME house of ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Telford native Trey Hensley is probably best known as a Bluegrass guitarist, after all, he was named the 2023 “Guitar Player of the Year” by the International Bluegrass ...

Barry Goldberg, a blues-rock keyboard player whose work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band led to playing with Bob Dylan in the 1960s, including the notorious 1965 Newport Folk Festival concert ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a pause on much of the music industry and live performances, it's given us time to pause and reflect on some of the past glories of Memphis music. Looking at various ...

New to the blues? Here’s what you need to know to get you started. Blues music is a genre that grew out of the American dream. Its roots were firmly planted in the New World before it migrated to ...