Blues Music
Mamie Smith’s song wasn’t just an artistic breakthrough. It proved Black women and girls bought records, paving the way for today’s fan armies. Source
Success led to burnout for the blues-rock duo. But after a five-year break, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney return with their ninth album, “Let’s Rock.” Source
With her unapologetic lyrics, Rainey proudly proclaimed her bisexuality and helped to mainstream black female narratives in a musical style that later became a nationwide craze. Source
From Santana to Bonnie Raitt, Foundation of Funk to Maggie Koerner, everyone at the 50th festival put a Crescent City spin on their set. Source
The self-dubbed “modern blues woman” collaborated with the National’s Aaron Dessner on “Silences,” an album that takes on love, death, the devil and a woman’s self-determination. Source
Mr. Tork was an accomplished musician, but he became famous for his comedic role as the goofy member of a made-for-television band. Source
On his third major-label studio album, the singer and guitarist finds an outlet for seething anger in a genre with historical resonance and emotional depth. Source
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