Greg Johnson, head of special collections and professor in the UM Libraries, places a record on the Blues Archive’s antique ...

The Mississippi River songs I’ve collected here draw from a wide array of sources. I leaned heavily on blues and ...

Two of Mississippi’s HBCUs and a promotional group have led recent efforts to keep the state’s musical heritage atop the ...

As the flood waters rose, many blues artists were inspired to write songs about the disaster and describe the experience of being in a flood. The Mississippi Delta is famous for more than floods ...

Page said, “It’s still the best way to listen to music, no matter what. If you have a good setup and good space to listen to ...

The Mississippi Delta gave birth to a blues style that links most directly to the work songs and field hollers of slaves on Southern plantations. The slaves brought the musical traditions of their ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.

creating many musical innovations Muddy Waters was a huge influence in turning the music of the Mississippi Delta into modern-style electric blues In 1920 Mamie Smith became the first African ...

The Mississippi Delta is known as the birthplace of the blues. Editor's note: This story has been updated to add information about Greenwood Cemetery. Black History Month is a time to celebrate ...