In honor of the passing of Robert Johnson yesterday, this is a video of a discussion with Honeyboy Edwards, the only living person in the world that knew Johnson.

The Mississippi Blues Trail just released a Blues Trail iPhone app, and it is, in short, fantastic. The app has a number of wonderful, complete features that should make any blues fan happy.

73 years ago today, Robert Johnson is said to have passed in Greenwood, Mississippi. While nearly nothing is known about the legend as a man, the music he left was some of the most influential in history.

Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler has just gone public about his worsening battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

34 years ago today, Elvis Presley passed away at merely 42. He was, in effect, the country’s first great rock star. But before that, he was a young man from the Mississippi Delta that just wanted to play blues.

Jim O’Neil, the legendary blues researcher and founder of Living Blues Magazine is currently undergoing cancer therapy. He does not have insurance.

This is the first entry in our new limited series chronicling the struggles and satisfactions experienced by a working musician who’s life making music reflects many of his counterparts.

Nakia is the Austin-based blues singing rocker that gained national notoriety on NBC’s smash hit The Voice. We caught up with Nakia just when he was hitting the road on The Voice tour.

Where did “Rock n’ Roll” come from? Is “Rocket ‘88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats the very first rock and roll record?

Trumpet records began it’s existence in Jackson, Mississippi in 1951 because of a forgotten pile of records. It lasted only five years, but it’s brief time made a enduring impact on musical history.

As several have recently pointed out, we have been notably absent from posting great new…

The amazing giant of guitar and blues turns seventy five years young today, and rocks harder than most musicians alive. Thank you for keeping the beat, buddy.