JOHNNY CASH was an American singer and songwriter who become one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in ...

Steve Poltz can credit his nagging Windansea Beach neighbor for inspiring “Quarantine Blues,” an improbably uplifting new song about the COVID-19 pandemic. In it, Poltz rhymes “coronavirus” with ...

Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, St. Paul and the Broken Bones and others performed at the 62 nd Annual Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival in 2015 in Meridian, Mississippi, the home town of the “Father of ...

Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.

If you’re a fan of wonderful songwriting, there might not be anything more exciting than when a major writer tackles a sprawling topic. Many times, they’ll make connections that break down complex ...

Writer, composer, and producer T.J. Armand has released Happy Hour Blues: Lyrics, Notes & Reflections, the companion book to ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods; it's ...

LENOX — After a harsh, seemingly endless winter, Berkshire Lyric’s annual harbinger of spring concert is designed to provide balm for the soul. It will showcase timeless, uplifting and inspiring ...