Duwayne Burnside News Today

On his third solo album, the grandson of blues legend R.L. Burnside carries the Mississippi Hill Country blues forward

Two more Mississippi Blues Trail markers were unveiled in Holly Springs on Wednesday. The markers, located in Blues Alley near 125 N Center Street, memorialize the life and work of R.L. Burnside and David “Junior” Kimbrough, two native musicians who helped popularize hill country blues. “Mississippi is blessed to have...

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Returning for its 22nd year, the Heritage Music Blues Festival is again bringing bands and guests across the country into Wheeling, W.Va.

Chicago officials released the lineups for three of the major city-sponsored music festivals returning this spring and summer following a two-year, pandemic-driven hiatus.

From John Németh to Eric Gales to Don Bryant, several Memphis and Mid-South artists are vying for honors at the 2023 Blues Music Awards

The music that’s defined Memphis for more than a century continues to transform.

Live Music

Delayed from its usual July date, the Oxford, Mississippi Blues Festival was held September 23-25, 2021 on the Square in downtown Oxford – a city rich in culture from William

TUPELO • The last time Link Centre opened the doors to an event of its own, it was for the LinkFest fundraiser on the second weekend of March 2020. One year and a pandemic later, the arts and social services center is taking safe steps this weekend to host its fourth annual LinkFest. This year’s LinkFest includes live and virtual activities Friday and Saturday. “We’re trying to pick up where we left off a year ago,” said Melanie Deas, Link Centre executive director. â�...