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News Articles: blues

Inmate/students practice blues harmonica during a classroom session of the Blues Tradition in American Literature course inside Parchman Prison in Mississippi.

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The blues returns to Mississippi's Parchman Prison Farm

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.

May 13, 2023
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  • John Burnett
A scene from Hal Jacobs' documentary on Atlanta's Northside Tavern.

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The storied past of Atlanta's 'Most Exquisite Blues Dive': Northside Tavern

In Atlanta's West Midtown, among the gleaming new office and apartment buildings and retail shops, sits a cinderblock tavern emblazoned with beer logos. It stands out like a man wearing dirty overalls at a black tie dinner. This is Northside Tavern, a hub of Atlanta's blues scene that over the years has hosted the likes of the Breeze Kings, Lola Gulley, Sean Costello, Donny McCormick and Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, among countless others. A new documentary celebrates the modest bar's storied past. It's called Northside Tavern: The Mostly True Account of the Golden Age of Atlanta's Most Exquisite Blues Dive.

December 22, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
The Lincoln Center campus, presently adorned in a green carpet of synthetic grass, hosts a Juneteenth experience June 19.

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In New York City, A Juneteenth Event Examines The Meaning Of Freedom

Lincoln Center observes Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, with "I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me," an ambulatory experience conceived by Carl Hancock Rux.

June 19, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden
Bevrely "Guitar" Watkins

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Remembering Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins Tatum's Legacy In Blues Music

Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins Tatum died earlier this week. She was 80 years old. Her name might not ring a bell, which is probably why a magazine writer...

October 04, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 23, 2019

On Second Thought discusses the history of 152 Nassau Street, the site of some of county and blues music's earliest recordings, and why the building is...

July 22, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more

Music Minute: Ma Rainey, 'Mother of the Blues'

You're listening to the sultry sounds of singer Gertrude Pridgett. But she's better known as "Ma Rainey: The Mother of the Blues." She recorded over 100...

December 22, 2016
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  • Leah Fleming

Adia Victoria 'Stuck In The South'

Singer-songwriter Adia Victoria has a complicated relationship with the South. She felt like an outsider as a young woman of color growing up in the...

September 07, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Linda Chen

Georgia Playlist: Savannah's Victor Wainwright

Savannah blues musician Victor Wainwright adds two more songs to our Georgia playlist, a collection of the best songs from or about Georgia. Wainwright...

August 12, 2016
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  • Taylor Gantt

Soul Singer William Bell Inspires Music Through The Decades

William Bell is one of Georgia’s most venerable musical performers, recording and touring throughout the Southeast during his decades-long career. His...

May 16, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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