Robert Mann's new book "You Are My Sunshine” explores the iconic song and its place in the culture and history of Louisiana ...

Tom Waits is among America's most iconic songwriters, but without Ray Charles he might still be working as a cook in a local pizza restaurant in California.

How you feel about Underwood singing at the inauguration ... one day before Underwood's moment, Ray Charles gave a goosebump-inducing performance of "America the Beautiful" to help usher in ...

Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.

As a part of their Evening Upstairs Series, the McCracken County Public Library will be hosting "Songbird of the South — The Real Mary Ann Fisher Story" from 5:30 to ...

The 84-year-old soul stalwart has survived alcoholism, segregation, a dramatic mid-career trough, and a relationship in which ...

Every year, in that dismal stretch between winter and spring, we gather around our televisions—snacks in tow—to watch the Super Bowl. For some, it's all about the game, while for others, it's solely ...

The rhythmic sense that made Ringo a great rock drummer guides his vocals here. The result is relaxed authority that usually only a genius like Willie Nelson or Ray Charles can make sound so easy.

A fine Green Day tune, but the band was more deserving of the record prize a year before with “American Idiot,” which lost to ... and for the same reason that I’m a fan of Ray Charles and Nat Cole and ...

Pepsi got the right ones (baby!) when they cast Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink in a Gladiator-inspired commercial. While the brand spent lots of money to make it, the ad ended up never airing in the ...

Grammy Awards were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, where Beyoncé won her elusive first best album award ...