Blues

The blues and folk singer-songwriter A.J. Croce brings songs from a new album, out Friday. He also recently began to embrace his late father Jim Croce's catalog.

Media studies professor Phil Duncan directed, shot and produced Mississippi Mud: A Natural History of the Blues during several trips to the Mississippi Delta.

Regional jazz and blues artists convene at Jazz UpFront, while a Mackinaw Valley Vineyards dinner dresses up in a Knights of the Round Table theme.

Approaching its 50th anniversary, Robert Cray Band stops at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts for one night as part of a U.S. and U.K. tour promoting the 2020 album, "That's What I Heard."

WGLT fans — including many blues lovers — turned out Wednesday night for a Highway 309 LIVE concert presented by CEFCU, featuring blues band Mississippi Heat.

To help you get ready for the next Highway 309 LIVE show, here's a Spotify playlist featuring many of the songs played during Delta Frank's last show in 2016 plus some other great blues jams.

Next in WGLT's Highway 309 LIVE concert series is a blues tribute to former host Delta Frank Black, featuring the music of Mississippi Heat.

Andrew "Blaze" Thomas is now pursuing his master’s degree in history at Illinois State University. His thesis is an oral history of Black musicians talking about race, based on his interviews with Chicago-area talent. Thomas said it’s the first research of its kind.

Mississippi Heat bandleader Pierre Lacocque gives a nod to his maternal grandmother and his wife on the band's new album "Madeleine."

Ahead of the Black Dirt Music Festival in Bloomington this weekend, Chris Vos of the Record Company digs into his story growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm.