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'It's my gift': At 75, beloved blues icon Francine Reed isn't ready to pass the mic
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrancine Reed recalls singing “I Wanna See Jesus” for the congregation at her aunt’s church as a...
Pioneer of gospel music rediscovered in Pittsburgh archives
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScattered in crates, dirty and difficult to read, the gospel music of composer Charles Henry Pace...
‘I Miss Him So Much’: Mavis Staples on Her Last Waltz With Levon Helm
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Mavis Staples thinks about her late friend Levon Helm, memories of her family flood into her...
Etta James Songs: 14 of the Legend’s Most Impressive Classics
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 1 month ago“A lot of people think the blues is depressing, but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m...
Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister...
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSister Rosetta Tharpe Rosetta Nubin was born on 20 March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a small...
Mandisa memorials set for Friday, Saturday in Tennessee: 'She was our Beyoncé,' friend says
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGrammy-winning Christian and gospel singer, the late Mandisa Hundley, will be remembered in two...
13 R&B singers who started in the church
Revolt via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMany of today’s most recognized R&B artists had humble beginnings singing in their home church, and it laid the foundation for the rest of their lives.
Allison Russell, Fisk Jubilee Singers seamlessly blend sacred, secular music at the Ryman
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Ryman Auditorium's 130th anniversary coincides with the 150th anniversary of historically Black...
Dance to Rod Tuffcurls, learn to sail, or have some laughs this weekend in Bloomington
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNow that it's May, we have more outdoor entertainment options. No matter your age, you can learn to...
Whitney Houston Recalled Conversations with Aretha Franklin, Early Modeling Days in 1985: From the...
People via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe "I Will Always Love You" singer would've turned 60 on Wednesday Richard Corkery/NY Daily News...