The legendary blues composer W.C. Handy will be remembered this week in a series of special performances as a part of the New York Festival of Song. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Elliott Hurwitt ...

A Black child named Bo Willie goes to feed his pet, Yellow Dog, and discovers that “My puppy love... was gone” in this picture book introduction to the musical history behind the Delta Blues. On the ...

FATHER OF THE BLUES—W. C. Handy —Macmillan ($3). William Christopher Handy wrote several very good songs and one unkillable one, St. Louis Blues; but essentially he was less a musician than a good ...

When it comes to musical instruments in blues, it’s the guitar that rules. It’s more prevalent than the piano, it’s portable, and has greater potential for varying sounds, tones, and tunings. True, ...