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July 30, 2025
On his 89th birthday, blues legend Buddy Guy drops a new album and doubles down on his mission: keeping the…
June 1, 2022
The idea of choosing the 10 Blackest songs is intimidating as hell. Blackness is deep, dynamic, and complex.
March 17, 2022
The three-time Grammy-nominated singer was known as the soul mother of LA’s historic Leimert Park Village.
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November 28, 2021
The city is among a number of U.S. cities that have been reckoning with past racial injustices, including nearby San…
January 11, 2016
Hall of fame rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay, known as much for his big heart and charitable work in
May 26, 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two B.B. King heirs who've been most outspoken about the blues legend's care in his final…
May 15, 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of…
May 4, 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King remains in hospice care Saturday at his home in Las Vegas. King's…
January 15, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A 15-year-old blues star from Mississippi has suddenly found himself courted by national TV and radio. Even…
April 16, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Blues guitarist B.B. King wants his St. Louis fans to give him another chance after an…
April 8, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At 88, blues guitarist B.B. King is a living legend, a Rock and Roll Hall of…
February 25, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this spring singing the blues as Billie Holiday.
July 31, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — Buddy Guy knows that blues music isn't the taste of today's youth, but the Chicago guitar legend…
June 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Bland was known as the 'Sinatra of the Blues' because of his super-suave persona and his flawless…
June 5, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago blues piano player Piano C. Red, who performed with Muddy Waters, B.B King, Fats Domino and…
April 14, 2013
REVIEW - The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibit, 'Blues for Smoke,' features an exciting array of works by a…
February 22, 2013
(AP) - Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound…
February 8, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed…
November 16, 2012
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pittsburgh record store owner has found what he calls "the holy grail of 78s" in a…
September 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman will soon find themselves in company they never expected in the nation's…