It’s May 1968 and a turbulent age, with the life-changing political events of half a century still unfolding. Riots and revolution circle this third stone from the sun as war, terrorism and civil ...

There isn’t an official Mount Rushmore for American blues, but if there was, Muddy Waters would certainly be one of those four figures etched in stone. When his former guitarist Bob Margolin returns ...

There aren’t many branches left on the Muddy Waters blues tree. Waters, known as the father of Chicago blues, fostered a cadre of sensational blues musicians on his albums and in his band, stretching ...

Host John Ydstie talks with harmonica player and Chicago native Jerry Portnoy. Portnoy's dad worked on Maxwell Street, where there was lots of action, including a place where blues musicians jammed.