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 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.

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.

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 ...

The Mississippi River has been called a River of Song. Songwriters have been influenced by its history, culture and natural majesty — including Robert Robinson and Brother Timothy Frantzich.

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.

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 ...

Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does ... He sings us back home with a song he wrote called “Sky is a River”: The tune feels written for just this moment, as the muddy waters ...

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.