You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact ...

The great American poet Langston Hughes created the show in 1961 to tell the story of Jesus' birth through a Black lens, drawing heavily on gospel music. Directors have some freedom in how they ...

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D’Angelo’s albums, especially “Black Messiah,” show his ability to create old-school and current ... especially the organ. His music brings together jazz and gospel in a powerful way.

The last thing you might expect to hear from music rooted in the history of slavery is music that’s infectious, joyous and life-affirming. But, Kelly says, although gospel and spiritual music are ...

Since premiering off Broadway 63 years ago, “Black Nativity,” Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled adaptation of the Nativity story, has been performed around the holidays all over the country ...

Usher Raymond IV, known to many as simply Usher, has been reshaping R&B and pop music for the last few decades. In fact, ...

Truth is On Its Way is just a reminder of how evident Giovanni’s vision and genius was, from the very beginning ...

Those early country stars and other artists recorded songs that reflected the down-home appeal of rural living, a nostalgia for what seemed to be a simpler past, a lure of a good old-fashioned ...

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Lights in the Cave: Tour Cave of the Mounds for its “Cave of Lights” holiday display Nov. 29 to Jan. 12. Open 10 a.m.

The soulful Sixties crooner was 33 when he was shot by the manager of a $3-a-night motel in Los Angeles. The lingering ...