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On his 89th birthday, blues legend Buddy Guy drops a new album and doubles down on his mission: keeping the…
The idea of choosing the 10 Blackest songs is intimidating as hell. Blackness is deep, dynamic, and complex.
The three-time Grammy-nominated singer was known as the soul mother of LA’s historic Leimert Park Village.
The city is among a number of U.S. cities that have been reckoning with past racial injustices, including nearby San…
Hall of fame rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay, known as much for his big heart and charitable work in
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two B.B. King heirs who've been most outspoken about the blues legend's care in his final…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King remains in hospice care Saturday at his home in Las Vegas. King's…
theGRIO REPORT - A 15-year-old blues star from Mississippi has suddenly found himself courted by national TV and radio. Even…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Blues guitarist B.B. King wants his St. Louis fans to give him another chance after an…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At 88, blues guitarist B.B. King is a living legend, a Rock and Roll Hall of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this spring singing the blues as Billie Holiday.
ATLANTA (AP) — Buddy Guy knows that blues music isn't the taste of today's youth, but the Chicago guitar legend…
theGRIO REPORT - Bland was known as the 'Sinatra of the Blues' because of his super-suave persona and his flawless…
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago blues piano player Piano C. Red, who performed with Muddy Waters, B.B King, Fats Domino and…
REVIEW - The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibit, 'Blues for Smoke,' features an exciting array of works by a…
(AP) - Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound…
theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed…
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pittsburgh record store owner has found what he calls "the holy grail of 78s" in a…