Miraculously still active after nearly a century of life Henry Townsend is a certified blues legend. A native of Mississippi born in 1909, he set up residence in St. Louis in his late teens and was ...

Van Morrison's life-long love of skiffle music dates back to childhood, first hearing Lead Belly and Jelly Roll Morton in Belfast's record store Atlantic Records, and then forming his first skiffle ...

Read the full transcript of our weekly Blues chat. Matthew DeFranks: The Blues are about two weeks into training camp. There are two preseason games remaining. Let's get to some questions. Blueliners ...

Blakes worried blues (3:05)--Tampa Bound (2:45) --Southern Ray (2:50) --He's in the jailhouse now (2:44) --Search warrant blues (2:57) --Sweet papa love down (3:12) --Doin' a stretch (2:35) --Parker ...

Biographical and program notes by M. McCormick and texts of the songs ([9] p. ill.) bound in. Performer(s): Principally blues and ballads; Henry Thomas (an Afro-American hobo) accompanying himself on ...