On this day, January 7, 1954, this blues legend recorded the hit song that would later inspire the booming genre of rock 'n' roll.

The estate of Chicago blues pioneer Muddy Waters has signed a worldwide deal with Sony Music Publishing to administer his complete catalog of songs, including legendary hits such as “Mannish Boy,” ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bob Margolin will always be grateful to Muddy Waters, who had him play on ...

When a local guitarist and blues singer in Clarksdale, Mississippi named McKinley Morganfield made his first field recording at the Stovall plantation, on August 31, 1941, he had no idea where this ...

Chandra Cooper outside the Muddy Waters home on July 16, 2022, and her mother, Amelia Cooper, with grandfather Muddy at the home in 1964. Both women serve on the board of the nonprofit working to turn ...

The world’s leading recorded music companies filed suit against Suno this week, alleging that it’s illegal to use copyrighted recordings without permission to train AI systems The song “Down To The ...

"The Prince of Delta Blues," Keith Johnson, will perform at 6:30 p.m. today during the reception for the Nelson Hackett Celebration at the Juke Joint Exhibit in the atrium of the Pryor Center on the ...

If the blues is the backbone of American popular music, then Muddy Waters was the backbone of the blues. Sure, there were plenty of significant blues artists before him and others after his heyday, ...

Secretary of State Tony Blinken kicked off a new state department global music diplomacy initiative by showing off his own skills as a singer-guitarist. After delivering remarks at a State Department ...

As a young man, Jerry Portnoy certainly didn’t expect or plan to have a career as a blues harmonica player. He’d already been on a roulette wheel of life paths: failed college student, ...