Tell us if you have a favorite American blues or folk singer young or old -- and what makes that person's music special to you.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

Authorities are trying to determine what happened in the singer's last hours, as he suffered cardiac arrest in his rented home on Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

This guy had the total package,". Jackson's body has been released to his family and additional toxicology and pulmonary testing is under way to determine what caused the singer's untimely death.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27