Failure to attain equal status isn’t an uncommon experience for African Americans, but it is especially rich given the origins of country music. It started with Black people. Over time ...

Black musicians faced discrimination and segregation while touring, even as late as the 1950s and 1960s. Despite progress, Black artists still face challenges including subtle forms of racism.

For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving ... By 14, he was already composing music and ghostwriting for a family member.

Alexandria’s electric streetcar system, the Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway, was established in 1892.

“He felt that Elvis' singing captured the spirit of black ... people. Presley, writes Lauterbach, attended the church regularly and later in his career the “king of rock 'n' roll” cited ...

Black's wild ride through the music industry is ongoing ... of what I thought I was capable of and what other people thought I would be capable of. It's been a light, bright, and brash era ...

“I think seeing and hearing a black woman make real music with radical joy triggers miserable people … but I follow in the footsteps of Janet [Jackson], of Funkadelic, of Earth Wind and Fire ...

The All Out Music Fest will take place at KEMBA Live! on June 14. Rebecca Black and Tinashe are among the performers at the festival. The festival supports and celebrates members and allies of the ...

“Of course, by composing that and getting that particular piece of music, sheet music, and it being sold to other people to ...