In this two-part special of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka sits down with renowned blues musician Otis Taylor for an intimate and dynamic conversation.

Wynton Marsalis says it all: “Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance.” The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts is proud to present blues ...

Acclaimed blues musician Otis Taylor finally got his high school diploma last month, 57 years after he should have received it. Back in 1966, the administration at Denver’s Manual High School told ...

In Part 2 of our conversation with legendary blues musician Otis Taylor, we dive deeper into his artistic journey, his distinctive trance blues style, and the historical and cultural significance of ...