Joe: Like Oscar said, blues music transcends any language and culture ... we have an obligation to write about themes that are current and relevant and also themes and issues that we feel need ...

In honor of Black History Month, The Current is exploring the origins of Black music in America, what came after, and its ...

We are looking forward to a great year of music!” The summer tour will commence on July 4, when Blues Traveler will return to Morrison, Colo. for their 29th annual Independence Day celebration ...

A pair of rousing saxes, a straight-up Chicago-style bluesman, a sweetly alluring singer, and male-female back-up singers ensure Bad News Blues Band has depth, warmth and range. Whether covering ...

More current music forms like hip hop, and R&B drew from the blues, using it as a medium. These forms, like the blues, offer ...

At the Community Center, Magee met guitarist Butch Rosenberg and his focus turned to music. As the friendship grew, they spent many hours listening to R&B and rock, especially blues guitar.

The post-war traditional jazz and folk revival movements produced the fertile ground for a new kind of blues music — entirely influenced by the authentic black blues of the USA, and, for the ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...