The modern electric guitar was forever transformed by iconic country guitarists in the 1950s, some of whom helped usher in rock and roll.
Link Wray, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters forever changed rock history with these iconic guitar riffs from the 1950s.
Although he wasn’t blind, he sang in three different gospel groups known as the Blind Boys before making a splash on the R&B and pop charts.
It’s 1979 and Prince’s “I Wanna Be Your Lover” is playing on the radio and through your brand new Sony Walkman. The Minneapolis-native and “High Priest of Pop” brought the nation’s focus to the city ...
The thing about Karina Deniké is that any particular gig offers just the barest glimpse of her musical range. She’s probably ...
Exploring the home of Stax Records, who moved into a disused Capitol movie theatre in South Memphis back in 1959, beginning ...
The name Alan Freed may be largely forgotten now, but for several years in the 1950s and 1960s, he was a cultural trailblazer. He introduced the term “rock and roll” to mainstream US audiences in the ...
The Art Festival is taking over the Towne Square. St. Patrick's Day events are happening from Friday through Tuesday. Paul ...
From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft ...
“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of ...
The national tour of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” came to IU Auditorium on Thursday and will have a second performance at ...