Blues

The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at Aretha's Jazz Café in Detroit for Black History Month

Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.

The Ugandan singer-songwriter, now based in Austin, worked with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to craft his debut record.

The festival, held in Camden, New Jersey, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Stream performances from the three-day music festival at Nashville's Eastside Bowl.

The Asian American blues guitarist punctuates his message with finger picking that is as precise as it is intense.

The musician from Tupelo, Mississippi performs songs from his latest album, Never Too Late to Call.

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

Watch Eddie 9V, the Atlanta-based musician, perform a mini-concert, recorded live at the 30A Songwriters Festival.

In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.