Lynn Norment, a former reporter and editor for Ebony Magazine, writes a column for The Commercial Appeal. She covered Jesse ...

Van Halen's 'Jump' hit No. 1; Buddy Holly had his first hit; Stevie Wonder was honored by President Barack Obama; the youngest Beatle was born; and Frank Sinatra performed his final concert, Today in ...

Alabama Shakes formed in 2009 before rising to fame in 2012 with the release of their debut album “Boys & Girls,” which entered Billboard’s Independent Albums chart at No. 1. The record earned ...

Stephen King is a long time admirer of Huntsville's Microwave Dave, the slide guitar great who recently died at age 69.

This is an opinion column. It was two decades beyond the seminal protests, marches, attacks and sacrifices that secured equitable voting rights for Blacks — more than a decade after Shirley Chisholm’s ...

A new documentary about the legendary gospel music group The Blind Boys of Alabama is in the works, although no release date has been set, according to an article by Deadline. The article stated that ...

Fiddle in the Band’s Alabama tribute closes Ritz Theatre’s 43rd season in Greenville, as the arts council looks ahead to a June 11 scholarship fundraiser.

When I spoke with Brother Cane founder and frontman Damon Johnson recently, I learned that the first “proper” club/bar gig he ever played in his life was at Dee Ford’s ...

Forty-four years ago today, one of the biggest bands in country music history released an album that would become a massive hit.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be honored at the South Carolina capitol in the state where he was born and where his crusade ...

From Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern rock anthem to Chuck Berry's pioneering rock and roll, join us as we explore the definitive ...