John Frayne hosts ‘Classics of the Phonograph’ on Saturdays on WILL-FM and, in retirement, regularly teaches at the Osher Lifelong Learner Institute in Champaign. His email is frayne@illinois.edu.

Various Artists. Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1. In the heady post-punk late 70s, when Radio 1 DJ John Peel was an arbiter of taste for a restless generation, power briefly passed from the major record ...

In Bear, Bryant wrote that he and Robbie agreed on a 5-year, $1.7 million contract, an annual figure that would have more than tripled his Alabama salary. The deal also included, “a stock option ...

Singer-songwriter John Foster may not have won Season 23 of American Idol, but he did make history of a sort when his original single, “Tell That Angel I Love Her,” shot to No. 1 on the ...

The song would give Bowie his first No.1 single in the US, knocking Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy off the top slot, and giving him his first crossover success in the United States. The song’s lean ...

Because here’s the truth: John Lee Hooker didn’t just play the blues, he was the blues. And with Boom Boom back in the spotlight, that thunder is rolling once again.

Just over a month after John Foster was named the runner-up on Season 23 of American Idol, he’s already got new music in the works. The country singer appeared on the Fable House podcast to give ...

Dec. 23, 1945-June 2, 2025 Eulogy for the Warrior Chief God, take our dearly beloved Charles into your eternal care, where he may find rest and peace. May h ...