A moment after writing the title of this article, up popped an image of John Lee Hooker smiling and shaking his head. "Nobody can teach you the blues. Blues is a feeling, something you have to live." ...

The final chapter of "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues," takes the greatest liberties in defining the musical form. Clint Eastwood adds a more personal touch than the other six films as he looks at ...

Mark “Mr. B” Braun, the area’s busiest boogie woogie piano specialist, is not letting the 25th anniversary of Blues & Piano Boogie Celebration go by quietly. As part of a nearly week-long celebration ...

Willie Lee Perryman, who performed during his career as "Piano Red" and as "Dr. Feelgood," was a self-taught pianist who played in the barrelhouse blues style. (The term barrelhouse was used to ...

The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists performing blues, boogie woogie and other related music styles. The festival ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago blues piano player Piano C. Red, who performed with Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Fats Domino and Buddy Guy before being paralyzed in 2006, has died. Red’s son, James Britton, ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival is one of the friendliest Judy Carmichael has ever played. That's one reason Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, Steinway Artist and host of NPR's "Judy ...

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living ...