Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

Thanks to bands such as The Eagles and Led Zeppelin, these three blues albums from the 1970s are overly slept on.

The eight-album “Essential ‘90s Memphis Rap” campaign — which includes releases by Lil’ Ced, MC Money & Gangsta Gold, Shawty Pimp & MC Spade, Skinny Pimp, Carmike, R.A.N., Gangsta Blac and Gimisum ...

Emmy-nominated Asheville musician Kat Williams, known for her appearances on America's Got Talent and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, died Nov. 12.