Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...

The hangings parted and a great brown woman emerged—she was the size of Fay Templeton in her Weber & Fields days, and she was even garbed similarly, in a rose satin dress, spangled ...

Released as a 78 B-side ("Lost in the Night" was on the A-side), "Merry Christmas, Baby" has become a timeless holiday ...

Blues veteran recalls the “reefer” moment that landed him a job with his hero, the Gibson archtop that’s seen in the movie, ...

Song Sung Blue” is a new Hollywood movie about a Neil Diamond tribute act, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

Twelve years ago today, the country music world lost an innovative singer, songwriter, and guitarist who helped define the ...

A rapper who goes by the name Topher created Solomon Ray, an AI-assisted artist making waves in gospel music. He explains how it all works. By Steve Knopper Solomon Ray, a handsome young singer with a ...

An AI-generated artist named Breaking Rust has topped Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart. Breaking Rust is one of several AI artists gaining traction and charting on Billboard. The rise of ...

The Delta stretches across northwestern Mississippi like a big fallen leaf, tucked between two rivers. It spans 220 miles north to south and, at its widest, 87 miles east to west. How can so many ...

This latest award adds to a growing list of honors for the Weary Ramblers, who also claimed titles at the 2025 Iowa Blues Challenge in the solo/duo category and the 21st International Acoustic Music ...

Langston Hughes, edited by Shamar Knight-Justice, illus. by Jenin Mohammed et al. HarperCollins, $19.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-06-332705-4 Editor and contributor Knight-Justice pairs 23 illustrators, ...

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge has died at 82. On Friday, his family shared the news in a statement on the musician’s official Facebook page. They didn’t reveal a cause of death, but they ...