The National Folk Festival, the nation's longest-running traditional arts event, kicks off its three-year Jackson residency ...

The National Folk Festival is a special opportunity for Jackson and the state of Mississippi to demonstrate that we’re ready to host a world-class festival in our capital cit ...

The event is expected to draw 60-80,000 in attendance in year one and growing to 150,000 in the third year, the National Folk Festival will become a major new arts event for the city.

Acts include Pokey LaFarge, Kudzu Kings, Lukah, DJ AD & The Vibe Tribe, Arkansauce, Princeton James Productions, Nashville ...

For nearly three decades, Rep. Bobby Rush (D) has represented the people of Illinois’ first congressional district, speaking up for the overlooked communities of Chicago’s South Side and ...

Bobby Rush will perform at Tulips in Fort Worth on Thursday night. The 80-something singer won his first Grammy, for traditional blues album, in 2017, and he won another in the same category four ...

Legendary bluesman Bobby Rush returns to Houston for a special, intimate performance at The Continental Club.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush has written to President Joe Biden to request “redemption.” He is asking for an unconditional pardon for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi Jackson, a ...

Music Icon Bobby Rush Spills the Tea on the Little Richard You Thought You Knew As we celebrate Black Music month, The Root talks to Icon Bobby Rush about The real Little Richard By Noah A. McGee ...

Blues legend Bobby Rush has been making music for more than six decades — now he's out with a new album, called All My Love For You.

Popular blues artist, Bobby Rush was honored by the Mississippi House of Representatives for his latest Grammy win.

Rep. Bobby Rush and Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant participated in a roundtable meeting with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, discussing water problems that have plagued the ...