In 1973, James Brown formed an unlikely friendship with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who he met when Sharpton was a young civil ...

The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

Ahead of James Brown's 19th death anniversary, we're taking a rare look into his estate— left the way it was the day he died on Christmas Day in 2006.

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Many classic Christmas songs have remarkable Cincinnati connections, from Andy Williams to the composer behind the Grinch.

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This tiny town with a population of under 100 people hides an expansive lake where waterfront camping, hiking, boating, ...

Karyn White, whose discography includes slow jams and a single called “Slow Down,” will hardly do so when she performs Friday ...

This week’s top San Diego concert picks include Stick Men at the Bornemann Theater, Tower of Power at The Magnolia, Ángela ...

Everyone has an off day. Or even just a strange day. Here are the strange tracks that stick out like a sore thumb in the ...

Long before streaming services, music videos, and on-demand playlists, television was one of the primary ways Americans ...

Tony Jacobs, Vancouver’s famous singing school security guard, isn’t a security guard anymore. But he’s singing more than ever, and leading the band of his dreams at last.