There are many 20th century artists who have reason to thank the composer and performer Hoagy Carmichael for not going into ...

The world waits until 1986 for what is arguably the best film about jazz. Round Midnight hits the screens with Dexter Gordon playing tenorist Dale Turner whose screen life was based on jazz legends ...

Explore the legacy of famous Black singers from the 1950s, from Little Richard to Ray Charles and their influence on music ...

The young British multi-instrumentalist, who made history at the Grammys, brought his radical joy to the O2 – with help from ...

However, Lee's beginnings with the song go far back, all the way to 1957, when she was only 12 years old and was first asked ...

Composer and musicologist Andrew Ford reveals the ten pieces you MUST hear to understand the true joy of the medium ...

Songs from the past have also recently returned to the charts, largely due to the influence of TikTok virality. Some in the ...

$5 million: the matching grant Alpert’s foundation gave the New Orleans Jazz Museum, making him the largest benefactor of the ...

St. Louis Park boys basketball is off to a 2-0 start following a 100-85 win over Robbinsdale Armstrong in the season and home ...

Louis Vasnier sang “Thompson’s Old Gray Mule,” which is now labeled as the oldest country recording in existence.

1 country-chart hit “Texas Hold ’Em ... And it is on CD 3 of that box — featuring songs that influenced Oliver’s protégé, Louis Armstrong — that you’ll find Vasnier’s recording.

In February, country superstar Toby Keith, a hit crafter of pro-American anthems who riled up critics and was loved ...