Blues musician Robert Johnson was honored Sunday. A free public screening of "I Believe I'll Go Back Home: Robert Johnson's Copiah County Roots and Living Legacy" took place at the Two Mississippi ...

Because blues music is so old and dates back even before vinyl records and other recording means, there remains a significant amount of mystery regarding its early years. Born in the American South ...

The first published novel by Kalamu ya Salaam is cause for celebration. “Walkin’ Blues,” a speculative account of the life of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson — one of the most lauded and ...

Editor's preface / John W. Troutman -- Introduction -- The town -- The search -- The map -- Back to the Delta -- Copiah County -- Other Johnsons -- Mississippi 304 ...

Editor’s note: In the final paragraph of his August 25 story in Paste on the troubled folklorist Mack McCormick and his book about Robert Johnson, Geoffrey Himes wrote: “Now that the book and the ...