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 ...

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.

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.

This article was written by James Holloway, Special to The Post. Holloway is a writer in the process of moving to Vicksburg, ...

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.

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 ...

The Mississippi River is at a record-low level, grounding boats and causing shipping delays. From the Port of Memphis, here's a story about efforts to keep America's largest river open for business.

ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER – In the wheelhouse high atop the rumbling, 240-foot boat, James Garner perched in a chair surrounded by levers, dials and screens. Below him, the Dredge Potter inched ...

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.