On their latest album, the Kingsnakes are largely doing what they’ve done best for nearly two decades: Chicago Blues

We are deeply saddened to report that Willie “Big Eyes” Smith passed away early the morning of September 16, 2011 at his home in Chicago from a stroke. All arrangements are pending and information will be forthcoming.

The Blues Foundation is moving forward with plans to utilize some of their new space to create the Blues Hall of Fame.

Today in September 16, 1925, B.B. King was born in the rural Mississippi Delta. The king of the blues is 86 years young today, and still touring and entertaining crowds across the world.

In 2008, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a striking 20,000 square foot, $14 million tribute to the revered bluesman, was opened to the public with great fanfare.

Today’s B.B. King video is his live performance, on stage at the B.B. King Blues Club, of the song that brought him to widespread fame in 1952, “Three O’Clock Blues”.

In honor of B.B. King’s birthday on Thursday, we’re talking about the king of the blues all week. Today, B.B. King’s beloved guitar, his Lucille, is

Today, we’re going to feature Boo Boo Davis, a modern Mississippi delta bluesman. Born and raised in Drew, Mississippi, deep in the delta, he worked in the cotton fields and learned to sing from the other sharecroppers.

The brand new album Brighter Days, a live DVD/CD by JJ Grey and Mofro, is finally out as of today. We recently gave Brighter Days a rave review for it’s absolutely wonderful energy and richly soulful sound. It’s worth a look.

This week we celebrate Riley “Blues Boy” King, the undisputed king of the blues, in honor of his birthday on Thursday. B.B. King will be 86 years young!