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Word In Black This post was originally published on Afro From country and gospel to jazz and rhythm and blues, ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier celebrates the ‘Fabulous Fifties’ with 91 year old music legend Pat Boone; author Todd Purdum on his book ‘Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television’; 50’s teen idol ...

Antone’s recently announced a “Antone’s: 50 Years Of The Blues,” a five-disc 41-track box set release set for August 22. To add to the box set album release, Gary Clark Jr. and Los Lobos have just ...

It was shortly before he made his national US chart debut in 1948 with “ (I Feel Like) Goin’ Home.” The 1950s brought many more R&B hits, and 1958 his first UK tour.

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

Bill Engelhart, a leader and star of the Northwest blues scene better known as “Little Bill” from the band Little Bill and the Bluenotes, died at a hospital near his family home in Mountlake ...

Three-time Grammy® Award-winning blues legend Bobby Rush is having a major career moment at 91-years-old with his involvement in the hit film written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker ...

In today’s saturated musical landscape, it’s almost always impossible to decipher where certain sounds or structures originated. While many came from rhythm and blues, some stemmed from more nuanced ...