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Sugar Pie DeSanto, Gritty Soul Singer, Is Dead at 89

Best Albums of 2021

Art Meets Its Soundtrack Deep in ‘The Dirty South’

Ellen McIlwaine, Slide Guitarist With a Power Voice, Dies at 75

Bobby Rush Lived the Blues. Six Decades On, He’s Still Playing Them.

Bob Koester, Revered Figure in Jazz and Blues, Dies at 88

Bob Porter, Jazz Producer and Broadcaster, Dies at 80

Junior Mance, Jazz Pianist Who Played With Giants, Dies at 92

Othella Dallas, Keeper of Katherine Dunham’s Flame, Dies at 95

Sterling Magee, Bluesman Known as ‘Satan,’ Dies at 84

100 Years Ago, ‘Crazy Blues’ Sparked a Revolution for Black Women Fans

Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac’s Founder, Is Dead at 73

Lady Antebellum Sues the Singer Lady A Over Name Change

Wynton Marsalis Finds Solace in the Optimism of the Blues

Lucky Peterson, a Bluesman Since He Was a Boy, Dies at 55

Early James Is a Rootsy Throwback in an Uncertain Present

5 Grammy Artists You Need to Hear

Beverly Watkins, Fiery Blues Guitarist, Is Dead at 80

For the Black Keys, Rock Lives. It Just Had to Wait

Lil’ Buck Sinegal, Noted Louisiana Guitarist, Dies at 75