Delta blues grew up into modern Chicago blues ... like the Grand Ole Opry, which had a black harmonica player, but it was pretty unusual. Record players would have been one of the few luxuries ...

As the musical form began to evolve, Delta blues artists often worked solo, accompanying themselves on guitar or harmonica. Bottleneck and slide guitar, a rough and rhythmic intensity, and raw ...

Phil Wiggins, a blues harmonica virtuoso who embraced the jaunty ... and country and evolved separately from the better-known ...

Old blues men never retire — they just keep on playing until they drop. And this week, the Music Box Supper Club is hosting a ...