Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...
I've been knowing the good Rev. Peyton for a good 20 years now. We've spoken numerous times for features in NUVO. He, His wife, Breezy, and drummer Jacob Powell make up the Big Damn Band. From their ...
The rock world is mourning the loss of The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder. The founding keyboardist passed away on Wednesday, April 24, at age 82. Pinder was a member of the popular British group from its ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With a career spanning over seven decades, Bobby Rush stands as one of the most resilient and influential figures in American music. A master of blending blues, soul, and funk with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Fred “Dave” Davis’ life was cut short. The Kansas City-born, Cleveland-raised blues singer, songwriter and guitarist was murdered in an armed robbery in a Cleveland parking lot in ...
Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...
Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North. Sheer joy of ...