Red Foley, one of country music's earliest stars, scored perhaps the first-ever crossover hit with "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy." ...
Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.
In celebration of Valentine’s Day and in the spirit of giving, the Hearts of Hospitality House is hosting an afternoon Tea ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1930s classic movie song has gone viral on TikTok, finding fresh popularity on the social media site decades after the film's ...
“Holiday Swing!,” the Charleston Jazz Orchestra’s (CJO) annual Christmas program, is an accessible, fun way to enjoy jazz Dec. 6 at the Charleston Music Hall. For each of the last 18 years, the CJO’s ...
NORTHAMPTON — Every year since 2006, Mark Gionfriddo has been the driving force behind “The Big Broadcast,” a live radio show at Mount Holyoke College that celebrates the music and culture of the ...
“Hot club” jazz, sometimes called Gypsy jazz, the style of music pioneered by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli in Paris in the 1930s, has had a loooooong afterlife. Their ...
During the 1930s, the Great Depression cast a long shadow across America. But life didn’t stop: People worked, danced, built, invented, rebelled, and dreamed of a brighter future. From steelworkers ...
The tectonic plates of global power are shifting. The American-led postwar order is eroding without a clear successor. In this uncertain interregnum, there is a growing risk of the world fracturing ...