Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. A still from 'The Blues Society.' Mention the historic music festivals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bukka White plays guitar, accompanied by Jimmy Crosthwait on washboard, during a Memphis Blues Festival performance at the Overton ...

Award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Jeffrey Page is taking his talents to Africa! Page has described the short film Blues People as a documentary showcasing Malian artists’ vibrant ...

Exclusive: Roviros Manthoulis' 1973 documentary has long been a lost piece of music history. Now, blues lovers have a chance to experience it on the big screen. Even the most casual students of ...

When NHL coaches won’t confirm their starting goaltender for a regular-season game in November, it goes without saying that it’s a league of secrecy. The NHL Draft is even more top secret. Only ...

In the 1960s, the city of Memphis played host to the Memphis Country Blues Festival. It was a celebration of blues artists that many white organizers helped put together. That festival was captured on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mention the name Louis Armstrong, and certain sounds and images of the 20th-century jazz genius flood in. Screaming trumpet high ...

A central Iowa band and an Ames filmmaker are on a mission: They want to keep blues music alive. When the Buckmiller/Schwager Band, led by Tom Buckmiller and Brian Schwager, won the Iowa Blues ...

While the respective champions of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta can (and will) continue to tussle over a claim to the “birthplace” of the blues, there’s only one Kind of Town that can lay a ...

The 106-minute film, directed by Sacha Jenkins, presents more than just Armstrong's renowned entertainment career; it also delves into the jazz icon's views on civil rights, racism and his ...