Ma Rainey was a musical pioneer. Her voice was once scratchy and hard to hear, but is now crystal clear on a new box set.

POP Daughter From Hell by Gracie Abrams; Interscope/Universal. It’s been a while since anything written about Miley Cyrus focused on the fact she is the daughter of US country m ...

The L.A. Times interviews Cuban French sister act Ibeyi on spirituality, dancing in Havana and the making of 'Offering,' their fourth album and first since leaving XL Recordings.

On the city's 325th birthday, Berry Gordy and others recall how Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Hello, Detroit" became an enduring pride anthem.

We’ve all heard that well-worn saying, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Plenty of vintage items, from clothes to appliances, show how true that statement is. If you need any more proof, just ...

If you're after great American classic rock albums, it's worth listening to masterpieces like Doolittle, The Doors, and Appetite for Destruction.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A Shreveport City Council meeting took an unconventional turn when resident Danny Cochran used an original jazz-style song during public comments to raise concerns about ...

There's a reason historians keep circling back to jazz. Not because it's the most commercially dominant genre today - honestly, it isn't - but because few forces in American history moved through so ...

There are many ways to look at and understand American history. In this series, we’ve shared stories about how this country was founded and how it continues to evolve over time. Today, a journey ...

These three southern rock songs are as much of a staple today as they were when they were released in the 1980s.

CLIP #2: Describe what you hear in the "number-one Western song of all time," as played in the clip.

The Green Mill remains a time capsule of live music, speakeasy history, and vintage Art Deco design. Step inside the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and into another era—one when Chicago was pioneering its ...