According to The Advocate’s John Wirt, although Watson was 86 years old, he demonstrated “masterful flat picking and finger ...

Before penning smash hits like "Jolene" and being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly Parton overcame poverty ...

In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, Joe Bonamassa discusses the B.B. King tribute album he helped put together celebrating the blues icon’s 100th birthday, and featuring Slash, Paul ...

In 2016, Canadian teen pop star Shawn Mendes earned his second No. 1 Billboard 200 album ("Illuminate"), becoming just the fifth artist to score two chart toppers by the age of 18. (The others: fellow ...

On this day (September 8) in 1897, James Charles Rodgers was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He spent his teens and early twenties working on the railroad. He took inspiration from Black blues ...

Guitarist Memphis Gold, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy for 14 years doesn’t just play the blues — he lived them, when he was homeless in the nation’s capital. Now, he’s helping others who ...

In her early 20s, as she was trying to find her place in the blues-rock world, Samantha Fish wrote songs that fit her idealistic narrative. They told a story that might not have been entirely her own ...

LENOX — One of Bonnie Raitt’s best-known older songs is John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery.” It starts with a line that reflected neither its author nor its singer when it was recorded in 1974 for ...

Country music is rooted in Americana, with heartfelt stories of small-town life highlighting a focus on family, faith and fun. The genre, which dates back to the early 1920s, is now reaching new ...

Will has a totally unique style; Celtic roots mixed with American blues. He's considered to be one of the foremost slide guitar players in Europe today. You can expect songs from early blues standards ...

Joe Bonamassa has unveiled a landmark tribute to B.B. King on what would have been the late blues legend's 100th birthday. B.B. King's Blues Summit 100 will be released through Bonamassa's KTBA ...