Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently had a hit on their hands with The Motown ’60s Revue. Now the company is stretching back further in time to its musical roots with The Magnificent Music of the ...

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

1975 arrived just like any other year. But by the time the 12 months of the decade’s middle ended, popular music was moving ...

Renowned jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington dated a trombone player named Gus Chappell, and that explains some of her song “Big Long Sliding Thing.” She said her tune “Long John Blues” was about ...