From Bessie Smith’s blues grit to Tina Turner’s fire, these two singers helped shape Janis Joplin’s unforgettable vocal style.

Tobias Smith, Grammy-winning producer behind Kanye West's "Jail" and Swerve Strickland's AEW themes, died January 19 at age 43 years old.

Bill Matheny, age 88 of Forest City died Monday, January 26, 2026, at Fairhaven of Forest City. Bill was born on October 7, 1937, in Rutherford County and was a ...