You know the songs of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, but do you know the 1940s songs that shaped their vision of folk music?

Somehow, the 1940s are almost a century away. The decade, which saw the world go to war for a second time and the fall of the German Nazis, was also an exhilarating time for music. In some ways, it ...

The 1980s ushered in the era of MTV music videos. But decades earlier, in the 1940s, there were short music films called "soundies." KJZZ's Jill Ryan takes a look at how Soundies brought Black ...

The 1980s ushered in the era of MTV music videos. But decades earlier in the 1940s, there were short music films called Soundies. KJZZ's Jill Ryan looks at how Soundies brought Black performers to the ...

Decatur native Matt McDonald wasn't alive during World War II, but in his first year as the trombone player for the big-band musical show "In The Mood," he's come to notice the effect the music of ...

Marred by the harsh realities of war, 1940 was a year filled with turmoil and uncertainty. With WWII now looming over much of ...