Pity Rico Burton: She’s working double-time to keep Black Theatre Troupe’s new show afloat. If Cookin’ at the Cookery were a one-woman tribute to Alberta Hunter, and not a musical biography of the ...

What gives someone the right to sing the blues is mastery of blues theory, including all commonly used chord substitutions and alternate forms. They must also have a strong command of rhythmic ...

Blues legend Bessie Smith’s tombstone (ironically, purchased by singer Janis Joplin just before her own death) declares, “The greatest blues singer in the world will never stop singing.” Smith may be ...

Blues fans can look forward to another eventful Northeastern Pennsylvania summer. On the festival circuit, first up, from noon until 10 p.m. June 12, will be the Billtown Blues Festival at the ...