The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives is like a portal—to other countries, to the minds of great artists, and to specific moments in time. In March, in celebration of Women’s History Month and the ...

Black gal -- Texas blues -- Oh, baby -- Blues in the bottle -- Angel child -- Mance's blues -- Whiskey blues -- Long way from Tipperari -- Haunted house blues -- Mother had a sick child -- I'm looking ...

The 12th annual Navasota Bluesfest, a two-day concert series dedicated to the memory of the late Mance Lipscomb, kicks off Friday. Mary Crawford, executive director of the Bluesfest, said organizers ...

Mance Lipscomb never got rich from playing the music he loved - at least not in the way most of us think. But he was rich in the satisfaction of remaining true to himself and to the audiences he ...