Folk-blues crooner Early James recalls growing up and living at a hotel next to a cemetery in Luverne, Alabama, where rent ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Raven Chacon, the first Native American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize, will debut his first piece for full orchestra with the Dallas Symphony. Chacon ...

Bob Dylan’s nonchalance and elusive nature is commendably portrayed by Timothée Chalamet with charm, vulnerability and authenticity.

The prolific background vocalist released a solo album in 1971 that featured her soulful renditions of tunes by Young, Carole King, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, and James Taylor ...

Variety breaks down the best TV performances of the 21st century, from Jeremy Allen White to Emma Stone and Sydney Sweeney.

Young Concert Artists has revealed their Spring 2025 season highlights. See bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, violinist Oliver ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King ...

Their vision was a place where Black youths could learn about African culture and people could gather and celebrate ...

A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original ... played piano and accordion and sang. His father, Fred James Hudson, was a farm inspector who played drums, C melody saxophone ...

Need ideas for where to take your sweetheart for a Valentine's date night in North Jersey? Here are some Things to Do, Feb. 13-16.