As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Songs of work, struggle The lyrics of blues guitarist J.B. Lenoir ’s song, "Down in Mississippi,” depict themes running through the blues, conjuring images of men and women working the land to earn a ...

Mississippi history is steeped in both joy and pain, a tradition reflected in the music born from it. It’s a tradition Lawndale Elementary School students got to step into Wednesday morning ...

Mississippi Children's Museum and the Delta Blues Museum are recognized among the nation's best in USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Jimmy Holmes is the last in a line of music legends as he seeks to keep a singular American art form thriving Jim Beaugez Photographs by Timothy Ivy The worn hands and nubby fingernails of Bentonia, ...

Muddy Waters once sang: "the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." But it's more than rock… the blues makes a strong case for itself as the most influential sound in American music ...

Some of the most soul-stirring towns in Mississippi come alive along the legendary Blues Trail, especially in summer. From smoky juke joints and historic birthplaces to small-town museums and roadside ...

The richness of Mississippi may be best expressed not through its amazing food or beautiful vistas, but through its music, the Magnolia State has encompassed it all. Mississippi is so pivotal and so ...

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