“Sinners,” set in Mississippi in 1932—and the winner of four Oscars, including for best original score—has drawn fresh attention to early blues. A few years before then, Blind Lemon Jefferson became ...

A century before Drake, Adele and Olivia Rodrigo sang their sad songs, Blind Lemon Jefferson showed the world what depression and heartache were really all about. The first male blues superstar - and ...

“Blind Lemon Jefferson was the voice of Black America," August Wilson said upon seeing a workshop of “Blind Lemon Blues." Now for the first time, New York will have a chance to pay homage to the man ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mark Tolstrup muscled the crank of an old Victrola and the voice of Blind Lemon Jefferson tumbled into the room. “I got the blues so bad, it hurts my feet to walk,” came the voice, ...

Deep Ellum's 150th anniversary celebration keeps rolling with two new exhibitions and a book signing by Dallas writer, filmmaker and jack-of-all-trades Alan Govenar. The African American Museum in ...

DALLAS — As Dallas' Deep Ellum neighborhood waits for its pandemic-delayed live music to return to its concert halls, bars and clubs, one of its very first voices could be making a return too. "This ...

Blind Lemon Jefferson’s grave in a small cemetery off Highway 14 north of Wortham is a well-kept spot along the back fence honored with a metal state historic marker. Often called the “Father of the ...