Like thousands of others, Kashus Culpepper taught himself to play guitar during lockdown: Unlike the rest, he's now a superstar in the making ...

From electric fireworks to folky and earthy, Tinsley Ellis shares his musical journay ahead of solo acoustic sets in New Mexico.

Before Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, they heard the blues live —and were inspired to change rock music forever ...

Atlanta bluesman Tinsley Ellis will bring his “rocking acoustic” blues to the Ute Theater in Rifle on Saturday. His acoustic ...

The singer-songwriter and producer has had one of the more distinguished and multifaceted careers in modern music. He talks about following an unconventional path from Tony! Toni! Toné! to Sinners.

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for ...

After the 1960s, he worked for various U.S. veterans’ causes in addition to his decades-long performing arts career.

Hubert Sumlin was Howlin’ Wolf’s guitarist from 1955 until Wolf’s death in 1976. It was one of the most fruitful partnerships in music history. Wolf’s deep growl of a voice and Sumlin’s innovative ...

Is 'Sinners' a metaphor for the Black experience in America? It would be difficult to conclude otherwise, given its chief themes.

After the U.K. musicians recorded “Train Kept a-Rollin'” and “You’re a Better Man Than I” at Sun, Sam told McCarty that he liked the band, “everyone except the singer. He [wanted us] to get rid of him ...

Chicago may be known as “The Windy City,” but its identity stretches far beyond its weather. It is a metropolis defined by world-class landmarks, cultural institutions, and vibrant public spaces that ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Delroy Lindo about his Oscar nominated role in the supernatural thriller Sinners.