Six Memphis music figures were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony on September 25. The 2025 inductees include Johnnie Taylor, Robert Johnson, Cordell Jackson, Art Gilliam, ...

Shirley Ratisseau ignored the social mores of the day and crossed racial boundaries to sing the blues in a life that seemed fated for it. Memory and history. Both have a way of being skewed by, and ...

Blues lore holds that the legendary musician Robert Johnson went to the crossroads at midnight and sold his soul to the devil to play guitar. But now, some 70 years later, the prince of darkness has ...

At a compact 45 minutes, “The Delta King’s Blues,” given its world premiere by IN Series here on Saturday, proved an efficient showcase for the talents of composer Damien Geter. Unlike his ...