Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...

Many landmark moments in rock history have resulted from artists updating the blues in some way. In the 1960s, young English musicians were discovering and collecting recordings of American blues ...

The 1970s gave us some of the greatest blues-rock music ever recorded, but not every masterpiece got the attention it deserved. While everyone knows Led Zeppelin and Cream, dozens of brilliant albums ...

A rock song hitting the charts once is an achievement. Doing it multiple times is rare. Doing it four separate times, each ...

From the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta to the roaring amplifiers of rock arenas, the blues has carried stories of hardship, hope, and resilience. Its journey spans acoustic laments, electric ...

Nothing makes a genre seem more theatrical than an iconic and impressive guitar solo, and that’s certainly the case for blues rock. When one thinks of sick guitar solos, one might think of metal. But ...

UCR's Top 100 Rock Songs captures the rich history of rock, blending pop, soul and metal, highlighting tracks from Aerosmith ...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s career launched to stardom when he was only 18 years old with his debut album Ledbetter Heights, featuring his explosive guitar solos that blended rock with traditional blues.

Paul Thorn, a Southern blues-rock musician, recently released a new album, “Life is Just a Vapor.” Thorn is touring in support of the album and will perform Friday at Mad Hatter Shows & Event Center ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...