How Jimmie Rodgers changed the face of popular music – and built a song franchise in the process
In the autumn of 1927, Victor Records and their talent scout and producer Ralph Peer were giving some thought to an artist they had signed up that summer – a 30-year-old singer and guitarist named ...
I’m a Fiddle Player Who Felt Disconnected from the Blues. A Trip On the Mississippi Blues Trail Changed That
Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.
Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio ...
‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Trailer: Amy Poehler, Pete Davidson, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, and More Revisit Their ‘SNL’ Roots
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' docuseries includes Amy Poehler, Pete Davidson, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, and more.
Flamboyant wrestling star Sweet Daddy Siki was also a country crooner
The pioneering Black athlete appeared often at New York’s Madison Square Garden until he moved to Toronto, where he grappled ...
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A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway
The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous ...
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Washington State hires South Dakota State's Jimmy Rogers as new coach
Washington State hired Jimmy Rogers of South Dakota State as its new head coach, the school announced Saturday. Rogers accepted a five-year deal, according to Washington State. Rogers, 37 ...