The guitar-based duo of Dawn Lepere and Jeff Starns has two Western Massachusetts shows coming up in the next few weeks.

Beyond mere musicianship, some guitarists transcend their instruments to become cultural touchstones, wielding their axes ...

They are both very popular styles of music. Blues music can be played on instruments like the guitar, piano and harmonica. Singing is very important in blues music too. The words in blues songs ...

If you play anything inside of the larger genre of rock music, the chances are it has descended from the blues in some capacity. Whatever era of rock-based guitar music you love, you’ll be able to ...

At the heart of this development were iconic black male blues singers whose voices and instruments told profound stories that shaped American music. From the Mississippi Delta to Chicago ...

And especially old music." By Tom Roland Everybody’s had the blues. Merle Haggard‘s observation was true in the 1970s, and it still resonates in 2025 in country music as the genre welcomes a ...