Duwayne Burnside plays as intensely as he talks. But, to the average person, his playing is a bit easier to understand than his Mississippi speech–or maybe not. His latest, Under Pressure,sure sounds ...

It is arguable that no contemporary blues artist carries as heavy a load of combined expectation anticipation as Mud Morganfield. As his surname suggests, he is the son of McKinley, aka Muddy Waters, ...

The North Mississippi Allstars veer from their roots with their third release, a surprising direction given that guitarist Duwayne Burnside (son of R.L.) has joined the group. Even though it’s ...

WATERLOO — Duwayne Burnside & the Mississippi Mafia and Jimbo Mathus Knockdown South will play for the at the KUNI Winter Blues Blowout on Feb. 4 at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo.

Blues legend Bobby Rush and other Mississippi blues musicians performed at the RiverBeat Music Festival in Memphis. Rush, 91, energized the crowd with his harmonica playing and classic blues songs.

Burnside's renditions of these durable songs are equally affectionate and unaffected. His singing cuts to the emotional core of the compositions, even as his dextrous guitar work articulates those ...