Ian Harper found a sweet spot to expose kids to the blues in a summer music program. It came in connecting a musical genre that grew out of the cotton fields of the Deep South to today's popular music ...

Says Sweetwater Sound's CEO: "The two things that sell best during a depression or crisis are musical instruments and alcohol." This year’s virtual NAMM — the National Association of Music Merchants — ...

Not a lot of groups employ spoons as a musical instrument, but Dawn Lepere of LeFever has quite a knack for playing them. “Dawn’s dad is a great spoons player, and he would break them out at a ...

Blues has had an impact on generations of music lovers, and for two Japanese musicians, they said playing the blues has changed their lives. Several blues musicians rehearsing at Blu 26 shared their ...

The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix has a special exhibition opening Nov. 10. The world's largest musical instrument museum is unveiling "Acoustic America: Iconic Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos" ...

The blues took form in the Mississippi Delta and nearby river towns, where Black workers used song to mark time, trade news, and voice grief under Jim Crow rules. Travel to these places adds context ...

A student explores the guitar during a summer music program called the Afternoon Blues Club, where students at Milwaukee Academy of Science learn about blues music. The program was among many to ...