Here are four memorable Moody Blues hits written or co-written by John Lodge, in commemoration of the singer/bassist’s passing.

Luther Dickinson's concept for Dead Blues is not all that implausible. After all, in the earliest days of the Grateful Dead, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the most influential blues musicians of all time, Howlin’ Wolf stands in a league of his ...

Hurry Up is the debut full-length album from the crew of A-list New Orleans-based veteran sidemen known as Captain Buckles.

The rock world is mourning the loss of The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder. The founding keyboardist passed away on Wednesday, April 24, at age 82. Pinder was a member of the popular British group from its ...

He wrote some of the band’s signature songs, including “Ride My See-Saw” and “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band).” ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few musicians have reshaped the sound of modern music as profoundly as Miles Davis. As a visionary trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Davis revolutionized jazz multiple times over ...

“I thought it was fitting to rerelease this song because it still resonates. It resonates with people who are out there, struggling and not getting by. We all know it’s reality, and that’s what the ...

Mamie Smith set the tone for a new century of sound in global music. The Cincinnati native was the first singer to record the blues. It’s the foundational American music form upon which jazz, country, ...

For rock guitarist Slash, his first exposure to the blues happened without him even knowing it. But when he was 6, the family moved to the United States, and Slash says his maternal grandmother ...

While it's a lesser-known stop on the Mississippi Blues Trail, music fans shouldn't skip this city that's surrounded by ...

Justin Golden has been pursuing acoustic blues music for 15 years in Richmond. But at the beginning of this year, he received ...