Delta Blues Music. As the flood waters rose, ... But the vast majority of African American recording artists, especially blues and gospel singers, sold almost entirely within the black community.

At the heart of this development were iconic black male blues singers whose voices and instruments told profound stories that shaped American music. From the Mississippi Delta to Chicago, these ...

While the first part of THV11’s Black Music Month series explored much of the history of Arkansas Black Musicians, The Chitlin' Circuit and the Delta Blues, parr two focuses on the pride of ...

Black musicians in Arkansas aren't mastering one sound— from delta blues to punk, gospel to pop, and jazz to trap, these ...

Delta Blues is characterized by its emphasis on slide guitar, strong rhythms, and heartfelt vocals—often recounting personal hardship and the African American experience in the deep South.

The historical context of Black music American blues musician Aaron ‘T-Bone’ Walker (1910 – 1975), UK, 3rd March 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) – Credit ...

Cited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a ...

At the Bad Apple Blues Club, Sean “Bad” Apple delivered a show that mixed music with Delta history and stories of learning his craft from an 88-year-old bluesman.

Waters was a pioneer of urban blues music and a big name on the Chess label. ... Marshall Chess, top left in black, with musicians from the Rotary Connection, circa 1969.