Forty-nine years ago, soft rock band Steely Dan released "Deacon Blues"—a song that became a career-defining masterpiece ...

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.

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...

These 1967 blues-rock songs were edgy in their day, and they still feel dangerous in the modern era. Despite being decades old, the punch they originally packed still lingers. Revisit these tracks to ...