David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A representative for Coe confirmed the news to USA TODAY April 30. Coe was a ...
Barbara Carr died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 85 in Maryville, Illinois, her family has announced in a powerful tribute to the star. The singer's family revealed that she died "surrounded by ...
The Goodman Theatre’s current staging of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” starring E. Faye Butler, led to the reissue of a century-old blues album. When “Ma Rainey” burst onto the stage at opening night of ...
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Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June. Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band will perform the night of Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the ...
The 2026 Baton Rouge Blues Festival follows the local talent emphasis set last year by the city’s signature musical event. After opening Friday with headliner Garry Burnside, a Mississippi Hill ...
YouTube is raising subscription prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music in the U.S., the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13.99 ...
After a rocky 2025 that nearly saw the King Biscuit Blues Festival canceled after federal grants were paused, the annual Helena-West Helena fête is back again this year with a lineup of blues acts ...
Mysterious new blues singer Eddie Dalton — who made the iTunes Top 100 singles chart 11 times this month — is actually a fake singer that’s entirely AI-generated. “Dalton” is the work of content ...
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A blues song prominently featured in the recent Oscar-winning film “Sinners” is believed to have been first recorded by Lynchburg singer-songwriter Luke Jordan. Music plays a ...
Acclaimed folk-blues singer-songwriter Chris Smither, who lives in Amherst, never expected to be cast in a Netflix movie — and he certainly never expected to be part of a project that won an Oscar.
In her early 20s, as she was trying to find her place in the blues-rock world, Samantha Fish wrote songs that fit her idealistic narrative. They told a story that might not have been entirely her own ...