DOM FLEMONS: This is a collection that was just - it was known as The Monster. DETROW: That's blues musician Dom Flemons. FLEMONS: You know, you always hear that for each musician that recorded, there ...

A massive and closely held collection of blues music and research from the 1950s and 60s is seeing the light of day. The collection is from Robert "Mack" McCormick, who died in 2015 at age 85 and ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Smithsonian curator John Troutman and blues musician Dom Flemons about a new folk album, Playing for the Man at the Door, from late chronicler Mack McCormick's collection.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Field notes, manuscripts, photographs ...

Lancaster went without its annual infusion of roots and blues music — and the accompanying influx of music fans — last year. But that changed this weekend as the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival ...

I know it has been a while, so let's get the shameless self-promotion out of the way first. I just want everyone to know that, after very successful carpal tunnel surgery (thanks to Doc Collins), I'm ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – There's no way one can listen to the music of blues and not feel it. CBS 2 recently met a woman who tells the stories of blues greats past, present, future and female. It's her mission ...

For decades, one of the most legendary private collections of early blues music was just that - private. Now it's available for everyone's ears. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DOM FLEMONS: This is a collection ...