James McMurtry reminds me, line by line, that music can still do more than decorate our playlists. It can hold our hands ...

Before streaming services, black music was pressed onto 78-rpm records, even before vinyl. As we wrap up our Black Music ...

For over 50 years, the prolific Japanese composer, producer, and songwriter has shaped and shifted almost every corner of ...

The lively songs and performances of Clifton Chenier, who would have turned 100 today, brought fans—including the Rolling ...

Texas author unearths the most complete story of the elusive early Texas bluesman and preacher "Blind" Willie Johnson yet.

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has died at 82. His family posted the news to his website Wednesday. The Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader helped compose and arrange “Good ...

Johnson City blues gem Lightnin’ Charlie delivered a lesson in music immortality circa 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s at the annual ...

NASHVILLE - As a kid growing up in a small town in Kentucky, Ashley Gorley was obsessed not just with songs but with the way listeners reacted to them. He studied the weekly radio countdowns to try to ...

When Chuck Berry didn’t show up to court on the 1958 peeping Tom charge, Judge Norman R. Moore ordered the rock’n roll star’s bond of $156.25 forfeited and sentenced him to 60 days in jail.

Richard Palley the third, also known as Pretty Ricky, has been a DJ for 13 years — a passion that stemmed from an early childhood.

The FBI has allegedly asked questions about L.B. Watson, who worked under former Sheriff Chuck Wright for 20 years while also running a grading company.