Lloyd Price's 1958 hit 'Stagger Lee' told the story of a real-life killing—but the upbeat rock and roll track still climbed to No. 1 on the charts in 1959.

Dorsey’s 1944 song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart. On top of that, the hit ...

With his acclaimed interpretations of Delta Blues standards, he was a fixture on the Greenwich Village music scene for decades.

The opening lines of these iconic outlaw country songs still give me the chills every single time I hear them.

Special to Wesson News While the Mississippi Delta is considered to be the birthplace of the blues, musicians from all across ...

Young people who watched his historic campaigns or learned about his career became activists, clergy members, civic leaders and lawmakers.

And now we have The Christmas 1956 Billboard Top 100, which presents 99 tracks from the chart for the week of Dec. 22, 1956. Because of a tie, the magazine’s list embraced 101 songs, two of which are ...

Last year saw many events marking the 100th anniversary of zydeco star Clifton Chenier’s birth. Chenier earned his king of zydeco crown by fusing blues, rhythm-and-blues, rock ’n’ roll and soul with ...

Harry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100. By Jon Pareles It takes supreme confidence to announce ...

Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas. New Orleans musicians share their favorite Christmas ...