Eric Gales is a great example of a modern blues player who has assimilated funk, jazz, blues and heavy rock. Have a listen to ...

Living Colour frontman pays tribute to classic R&B with The Soul Experience, blending deep cuts and personal memories ahead ...

Walter Scott Jr., a founding member of the R&B group The Whispers, has died from cancer at age 81, PEOPLE can confirm. The ...

Celebrate the artistry of Black guitarists and learn how they influenced genres from blues to rock and beyond.

Cleveland’s story as an early torchbearer of rhythm and blues begins in the late 1940s when this new genre of pulsating, dance-oriented music was broadcast on local stations like WJMO and WABQ.

Engelhart was a “king of the scene” of Washington state’s rhythm and blues music, Blecha told the News Tribune, adding that he was a guitarist, vocalist, and bassist throughout his career.

M eade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist ...

Explore the contributions of Black music icons who shaped the industry and American culture during Black Music Month.

It was when I was sitting peacefully enjoying the live music being played by senior, experienced musicians that suddenly, a familiar figure stood in front of me and greeted ...

We now delve even deeper into the hit singles of James Brown that stormed the rhythm and blues charts in the 1970s but did ...

Free concert series will feature performers each week through Aug. 13 with a mix of rhythm & blues, rock, country, reggae, hip-hop and dance music ...