It was there that young Billie first heard the records of famous black American blues artists of the nineteen twenties.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

And I began to feel such pain again." Lena Horne had a rich, raw,deep voice that was famous for blues singing.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

In nineteen eighty, Pinetop Perkins and the other Muddy Waters' band members formed their own group, the Legendary Blues Band.

VOA: special.2011.03.25

Rockets explode to fill the dark, night sky with bright reds and blues, with yellows and greens and whites.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

His heartfelt,powerful, soulful singing helped establish him as one of the greatest rhythm and blues performers of all time.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

In the weeks before her death she won her twenty-ninth Blues Music Award, the most for any artist ever.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

Ted Gioia is author of "Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

The owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips,had been looking for a white performer who could sing black rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

Just three years later, she was performing with famous jazz and blues musicians including Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson and Joe Williams.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

He also listened to music that influenced his later singing, including country, rhythm and blues, and religious music.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

The twenty-five year old plays jazz that is influenced by the sounds of funk,soul, samba and blues music.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Like many rhythm and blues artists of the day, he began his musical career singing in church choirs.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

Peyroux has said that the great blues singers Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith still help shape her identity.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

It has won her five Grammy nominations including best new artist and best rhythm and blues album.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Peyroux first began performing popular jazz and blues songs as a teenager in the streets of Paris,France.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

(THE WHO - "SUMMERTIME BLUES") The Lovin' Spoonful was a band that did not love summers in the city because of the heat.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

Motown is known for its special sound that was influenced by jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

He had planned to perform on New Year's Eve at B.B.King's Blues Club in New York City.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The three Mexican brothers from Texas have earned high praise for their mixture of rock,blues,soul and a kind of Mexican-Texan music called Tejano.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

You can hear the influence of these experiences in his music,a mix of folk,blues, rock and fusion.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

the thirty-four year old performer continues to combine the sounds of jazz, folk music and the blues.

VOA: special.2009.07.10