RIPLEY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Burnside Music Fest will return to downtown Ripley on June 6, 2026, bringing a full day of Hill ...

Singer/songwriter Cedric Burnside introduces theGrio to a lesser known type of blues music. The Mississippi native — who, in 2022, nabbed a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album for his LP, “I ...

Today’s deep blues players, especially those who emerge from a family heritage in the genre, are stuck with a tricky balancing act; how to keep up the heart of the gruff, often prickly and edgy music ...

When Cedric Burnside accepted a Grammy in the traditional blues category for his album I Be Trying in 2022, it wasn’t just just a victory for him – it was also the first time any Mississippi Hill ...

A few years ago, Cedric Burnside was sitting with his acoustic guitar on the front porch of his home in Ashland, Mississippi, listening to the birds and thinking about grief and perseverance. For ...

Cedric Burnside will perform with The Mighty Orq on Thursday, May 9 at The Continental Club. Credit: Photo by Jim Arbogast Cedric Burnside was raised in the juke joints. As blues royalty, he began ...

Cedric Burnside’s songs deliver bruised but unfettered truth. GRAMMY-nominated and a National Heritage Fellowship honoree Cedric Burnside is a 3rd-generation Blues Man: son of Blues drummer Calvin ...

Some great #NewMusicFriday streaming releases from Cedric Burnside, Amythyst Kiah, and Lucy Dacus to start the weekend on Spotify. Not a very conventional release but I’m going to suggest that this ...

The powerhouse New Jersey -via-Nashville soul singer and songwriter, Nicole Atkins, blends disco, folk, and country rock on her latest release, Memphis Ice. THURSDAY, JULY 14 – ELJURI & CHA WA Touted ...

Burnside’s I Be Trying won a Grammy in 2022 for Best Traditional Blues Album. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Carver Community Cultural Center Grammy-winning blues musician Cedric Burnside — known for mixing ...

One of the most beautiful things about music is the connections it can cultivate. Connections between artists and their fans, listeners and songs or even between musicians themselves. Take for ...

June is Black Music Month, and we’re celebrating the musical accomplishments and contributions of Black artists in all the various genres. Singer/songwriter Cedric Burnside is an artist from a genre ...