Big Bill Broonzy was one of the most important blues players of the twentieth century. The problem: Broonzy — at least according to the bio at the site...
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This link sums up my feeling about gospel music. There isn’t too much available about Bobby Jones, who hosts gospel shows on BET and elsewhere. However...
This is the beginning of the profile of the great tenor saxophone player Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins from his website: Theodore Walter Rollins...
The first paragraph of AllMusic’s profile of Mott the Hoople — a band whose name was the title of a 1970s novel by Willard Manus — is a...
Buck Owens, who was inducted in The Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996, was born in 1929 in Sherman, Texas. His bio traces his musical roots: The musical...
Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday at age 95, inspired some great music. Here is a story from MTV on Mandela’s musical legacy: Nelson Mandela, the iconic...
Let me say this as delicately as possible: Conceptually and objectively, I understand that tastes are different. One man’s meat is another man’s...
The Jubalaires seemed to be at the cross roads of jazz, gospel and popular music. Another great song by the band is The Jubalaires were an American gospel...
The Black Sabbath lead singer and everyone’s favorite crazy old rock-and-roll uncle was born on this day in 1948.
Last week, AP carried a story with the news that Nick Lowe is releasing a Christmas album with the odd name “Quality Street”: Nick...
