Moving and unforgettable, “Water Song” urges listeners to think about how they treat the natural resource, so vital for life on earth. The tune was written in 2015 and came together in minutes ...

The festival kicks off Friday night and will run again on Saturday at the Alton Amphitheater at Riverfront Park.

Today, these are the songs I cue up when I head out on the Great River Road, a national scenic byway that follows the Mississippi almost 3,000 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

There is certainly more than 100 Mississippi River songs I could have included on this Great River Road playlist. In fact, ...

The river's importance, its symbolism and its rich cultural and natural history means there are a lot of songs about it, spanning decades and genres. Here are a few favorites.

16 songs inspired by the Mississippi River by Johnny Cash, Tina Turner, Eric Church and more. Madeline Heim. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. When I was first hired to cover the Mississippi River basin ...

Many songs were written about this historic disaster and other river floods, including Charley Patton's "High Water Everywhere," Barbecue Bob's "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues," Bessie Smith's ...

To John Ruskey, the Mississippi River is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who experience it up close.

River songs have been good to Ike and Tina, who also had a huge hit with "Proud Mary" in 1971. "Down by the River" by Neil Young The singer/songwriter said he wrote the 1969 song while suffering ...

LeCLAIRE, Iowa As the excursion boat Riversong approaches the shore in this historic Mississippi River town, the strains of "Mississippi Mud" waft over the water from a portable stereo on its bow ...

The river's importance, its symbolism and its rich cultural and natural history means there are a lot of songs about it, spanning decades and genres. Here are a few favorites.

Big Blue Sky member Sophia Landis plays a Native American-style flute during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.