The blues was the foundation of early rock and roll, and these albums from the 1970s were classic examples of the genre.

The Blues Albums chart ranks the top-selling blues titles of the week in the U.S., based on traditional album sales. Orgy sold 10,500 copies in the week ending May 23, according to Luminate.

The eight-song album is influenced by traditional blues music — from its early years when it traveled from the Mississippi Delta to New Orleans at the beginnings of jazz — but it is also ...

Our pop music critic, Steve Hochman, says new albums from each of these artists might help change that — even if it comes too late for one of them to ... New L.A. Blues CDs. November 23, 2007 7: ...

Blues singer Johnny Burgin’s latest album highlights a part of the genre’s history that is largely unknown to a swath of its fans: Japanese blues music. And that unknown is now on full display.

Castro is a multiple-BMA winner, having previously earned the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year trophy (in 2008 and 2010) and the Contemporary Blues Album award (2008 and 2010), among other titles.

In early 1965, Birmingham’s The Moody Blues topped the British charts with a forceful reinterpretation of Bessie Banks’ R&B ballad “Go Now”. In early 1968, after some line-up changes and a radical ...

Big Events. Each spring and fall, St. Louis boasts seemingly endless festivals at which to celebrate the city’s music past and present. On March 29, the 16th annual Gateway Blues Festival will bring ...