Looking at the importance of blues pioneer Ma Rainey, who pioneered LGBTQ+ representation in music during the 1920s through ...

But despite all his preparation, Devereux was skeptical when he first saw an ad for what was billed as Blues Brothers Con — a daylong gathering and concert for fans of the music side project started ...

spirit and resilience of the profiled artists, particularly the progenitors. Rose says, "Blues is an idiom that came from these Black women in the South before 1920 who were singing and creating ...

It’s especially relevant as we dive into the lives of some of the most famous older Black actresses, singers, writers and activists. These women of ... a Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer ...

It’s especially relevant as we dive into the lives of some of the most famous older Black actresses, singers, writers and activists. These women of color accomplished ... a Rhythm and Blues Foundation ...

In his book Rising From the Rails, Larry Tye told the story of the Pullman train porters who helped open up the middle class to Black Americans and transported jazz and blues musicians to gigs across ...

Not all reading this will know who Rory Block is, but in the households with fans of the rural blues, slide guitar and innovative women in music ... y restless guitar work on the 1930 recordings "My ...

spirit and resilience of the profiled artists, particularly the progenitors. Rose says, “Blues is an idiom that came from these Black women in the South before 1920 who were singing and creating these ...

Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the 2024 presidential contest after Fox News projected that he had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years ...

Tom Petty was more than happy to consider the Heartbreakers his family, but there was only one female artist that he would ever call a Heartbreaker ... American rock to come from a longstanding ...

Dr. Samantha Ege, a researcher, musicologist, concert pianist and author, joined Jewell Hillery on Sunday’s WGN Weekend ...