Discover how Black musicians are revolutionizing modern music, from pioneering new genres to influencing global trends.

He said ragtime music has been played since the 19th century, and is mostly a combination of syncopated African rhythms and European march music. “It was mostly developed by Black musicians back ...

The 31-year-old bluegrass phenom ... who raised him to appreciate both country pickers (Doc Watson and David Grisman) and classic rock stalwarts (Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath).

Setting out on the Black Country blues circuit of ... over-produced music on the radio. Trying to start with Charley Patton or Robert Johnson, they’re old recordings, scratchy, hard to listen ...

Even before that band, 13-year-old Luther played guitar on "Shooting ... As Luther and Cody got older they embraced the Mississippi Hill Country blues of artists like R.L. Burnside and fife ...

stepped instantly from us cowering bystanders to a wild-eyed black ... musicians for an underwater ballet; Kris’s backup band, four tranquil, clear-eyed country or mountain boys with faces like ...

The duo, who first met in the spring of 1970, were said to have fallen fast for one another - and it was him who urged the blues star to ... who became a country music superstar and later a ...

Setting out on the Black Country blues ... to get into blues in the nineties when you’ve only ever heard very polished, over-produced music on the radio. Trying to start with Charley Patton or Robert ...