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Blues in Stereo is a collection of Langston Hughes' very early works—some penned when he was just a teenager and in his early 20s. The collection, curated by Danez Smith, portends the sublime talent and abilities of Langston Hughes, a master poet who went on to help define American literature.
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A massive and closely held collection of blues music and research from the 1950s and 60s is seeing the light of day.
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Shemekia Copeland just won the Critics Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2022 by Living Blues magazine, as well as the magazine's female Blues Artist Of The Year.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Smithsonian curator John Troutman and blues musician Dom Flemons about the new folk music album, Playing for the Man at the Door.
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From music to various mediums of art, Texas has a long history of talent.
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Bessie Smith, also known as "Empress of the Blues," recorded her first record on Feb. 15, 1923: Down Hearted Blues.
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Big Mama Thornton was a big name in R&B. She's one of the many Black musicians we credit for what we today call rock & roll.