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The Last of the Delta Blues: Photographer Lou Bopp Captures the Last of a Dying Breed in Mississippi

When traveling to the Mississippi Delta to find blues musicians, photographer Lou Bopp didn't realize the kind of characters he'd find. While some won't venture too far into the boondocks, Bopp found some of the last musicians still classified as Mississippi Delta Blues -- and he even took some pictures.

By Ian Holubiak

Ward Swingle, Founder of Grammy Award-Winning Swingle Singers, Dead at 87

Ward Swingle, founding father of the Grammy Award-winning a cappella group the Swingle Singers, died at 87 Monday, Jan. 19, in is home in England.
By Jaime Prisco
Throwback: Herbie Hancock Walks 'Sesame Street' and Demonstrates the Fairlight CMI Synthesizer

There are many great acts that have passed the "Sesame Street" threshold, sure, but a new video has surfaced of Herbie Hancock playing to puppets and children alike. And on this episode, kids, he demonstrates the Fairlight Computer Music Instrument synthesizer.
By Ian Holubiak

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The Last of the Delta Blues: Photographer Lou Bopp Captures the Last of a Dying Breed in Mississippi

Ward Swingle, Founder of Grammy Award-Winning Swingle Singers, Dead at 87

Throwback: Herbie Hancock Walks 'Sesame Street' and Demonstrates the Fairlight CMI Synthesizer

EXCLUSIVE: First Look at The Bala Brothers Performing Anti-Apartheid Song "(Something Inside) So Strong" on PBS

William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. at Brooklyn's Own Roulette

Fove Announces Latest Virtual Reality Head Mount 'Eye Play the Piano,' Premieres at University of Tsukuba

Newport and New Orleans Jazz Festivals Announce 2015 Summer Lineups

Full Line-Up of Big Ears Festival Released, Kronos Quartet Serve as Artist-In-Residence, Max Richter to Perform Vivaldi with The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Laurie Anderson, Ben Frost and More

Buster Poindexter, AKA David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Begins Two-Week Residency at Café Carlyle in February

Winter JazzFest Kicks Off At (Le) Poisson Rouge with Blue Note Now!, Kris Davis's Infrasound, Vijay Iyer and More to Follow

ICYMI: 'Whiplash' Teaches About Pushing Prodigies, Piano Quartet Plays for Kids, Five Ballerinas Reflect on Dance Changes, Art to Encourage Vaccinations, Syfy Star Chooses Acting Over Dancing

EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with PROTOTYPE Festival Founders Beth Morrison and HERE's Kristin Marting, Kim Whitener on Courtney Love, Stefan Weisman, Bora Yoon and What's Next

New York City Disability Pride Parade Set to Run July 12, Mike LeDonne Holds Fundraiser at (L)PR Jan. 8

Bluegrass Pioneer Jake Schepps Releases New Album 'Entwined' with Matt Flinner, Marc Mellits, Matt McBane and Gyan Riley; to Play Show at SubCulture in February

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Presents 'Birth of the American Orchestra' with Wynton Marsalis: Includes Music by Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Don Redman and More

New Ornette Coleman Album, 'New Vocabulary,' Features New Talents and a New Space for the Alto Sax Player

John McNeil Redefines 'Handicapped' After Beating Rare Disease and Forming New Band, Hush Point

Smooth Jazz Rocker Jeff Golub Dies at 59, a Tribute to be Held at B.B. King's on Jan. 21