One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen performs in New York on Nov. 20, 2008. (Evan Agostini/The Associated Press) (Evan Agostini/The Associated Pre) On a hot night in the summer of 2011, humidity hung in the air ...

Eric Clapton is a legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his smooth blues and rock sound. With a career spanning decades, he has won 18 Grammy Awards and is often regarded as one of the ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...