Smithsonian Folkways Announces New Historical Album ft. Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers w/ Mississippi Fred McDowellApril 24, 2024
News C.C. Rider the Venerator: Washboard SamBy C.C. RiderJuly 15, 20150 This is the latest from The Bluesmobile’s C.C. Rider, who spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the…
News The Language of the Blues: HOKUMBy Debra DeviAugust 21, 20141 A lighthearted subcategory of urban blues called hokum was popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Find out all about this old, raucous, raunchy genre of blues music!