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All prior histories on the blues have alleged it originated on plantations in the Mississippi Delta. Not true, says author Chris Thomas King. In The Blues, King present facts to disprove such myths. This book is the first to argue the blues began as a cosmopolitan art form, not a rural one.

The opening line of this call and response style verse asks the question that forms the thread throughout – Blues, what you mean to me? In a magnificent collaboration of words, art, and song, a timeline of the blues is presented in a soulful reading and dramatic musical accompaniment that offers a compelling evocation of the blues experience. A Live Oak Media audio production.

Post Malone returns with one of the most anticipated albums of 2022. His third album includes the singles Cooped Up, which features Roddy Ricch, and One Right Now, which features the Weeknd.

Features Nicki Minaj's biggest hits to date, all on one album, including her latest Billboard Hot 100 number one 'Super Freaky Girl.'

To escape an abusive master, a junkyard dog named Flats runs away and makes a name for himself from Mississippi to New York City playing blues on his guitar.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of his debut album, A New Day Yesterday, Joe Bonamassa is releasing a newly remixed and rerecorded version. Joe re-sang all the vocals and played new guitar tracks on some songs too.

Blues-rock legend Joe Bonamassa is back with a brand-new studio album. Produced by Kevin Shirley and recorded in NYC in March 2021, Joe aimed to record some of the best material he has ever written. Bonamassa introduces elements of prog and hard rock to intensify his signature blues-rock style. Joe's co-writers on this record include Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake), James House, and Tom Hambridge who help elevate the...

The Black Keys celebrate their roots, featuring eleven Mississippi hill country blues standards that they have loved since they were teenagers, before they were a band, including songs by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, among others. The album takes its name from William Eggleston's iconic Mississippi photograph that is on its cover.