Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. When singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham was in high school, he couldn't get enough of the blues.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

MS musicians are 2026 Grammy Award nominees. Jamal Roberts, Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Hayley Williams get nods for rock, blues, Christian music ...

In his song “Call It Stormy Monday,” T-Bone Walker laments how bad and sad each day of the week is. But when he gets to Sunday he says, “Sunday I go to church, then I kneel down and pray.” Walker’s ...

Led Zeppelin transformed the 1929 blues song by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie into the powerful rock anthem When the Levee Breaks.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...

PAUL Jones is certainly no stranger to East Lancashire – he has headlined Burnley Blues Festival and is a regular act at the Great British Rhythmn and Blues gathering, just down the road in Colne. But ...