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Lord Woodbine taught the Fab Four the blues– but was written out of pop history. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and James McGrath pay ...
Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.
Blues music has long been linked to the mystical or supernatural. After all, the seminal Blues tale is of legend Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads of U.S. Highways 49 and ...
Today, keyboardist-vocalist Jordan is the sole remaining original member in War, but he’ll be joining the band’s three other surviving founders, Howard E. Scott (guitar, vocals), Harold Ray Brown ...
Knoxville's rich music history rivals that of Memphis and Nashville, with legends like Howard Armstrong and Louis Armstrong ...
The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about ...
Explore how 9 influential Black musicians including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed music history ...
It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and ...
"African American history has always suffered from neglect. But currently it is under attack. The assault comes from two ...
In this 25th edition of Eclectic Discoveries, get an eye and ear full of some sonic gems, from modern electric blues, to post-punk, to jazz-funk, and more.
A Twin Peaks condo at 324 Corbett Ave. in San Francisco, once home to disco icon Sylvester, is now for sale at $1.7M, ...
"Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues" documentarian Sacha Jenkins is dead. His wife Raquel Cepeda confirmed his passing on Instagram in a post asking for privacy for their family at this time. Hailing ...