Long before her six Grammy nominations and her signature 1973 hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” a young Maria Muldaur was befriended by a pioneering blues singer-songwriter named Victoria Spivey. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. I have compiled a subjective, non-exhaustive list of 50 Black ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Shemekia Copeland is an acclaimed blues artist, well-known for her standout performances in Chicago. She'll be in the area next week to help ring in the new year at the city's ...

CHICAGO — Koko Taylor, a sharecropper’s daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet “Queen of the Blues,” has died after complications from surgery. She was 80. Taylor ...

In the nearly six decades since Roomful of Blues was founded in 1967, upwards of 55 members have passed through its ranks. But in all that time, save for a three-month stint, Texas-born Lou Ann Barton ...

This weekend, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra puts on a bit of Pride at the Meyerson. Not only will lesbian conductor Marin Alsop lead the orchestra in a performance of Strauss’ “Don Juan” and Brahms’ ...

Selby Minner sang the blues, but friends, family and others recalled her warm, loving spirit. “She’s the way we would all like to be,” said filmmaker Shironbutterfly Ray, a close friend. “She was ...

Some musicians fall into the blues. Sue Foley had a calling. “It spoke to my soul, my spirit,” the Canadian-born Austinite said last month during a phone call to talk about headlining Tucson’s 2025 ...