James Cleveland wasn’t just a gospel musician—he was a sonic theologian. He understood how to translate biblical themes into ...

These iconic 1960s and '70s folk songs sound as fresh, inspired, and influential as they did when they were first released.

Some of the talent behind the play and the movie was Jewish. Its screenwriter, Ernest Lehman, was Jewish. Two Jews, Rodgers ...

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The diss track reached its peak of cultural prominence at the Super Bowl, when Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us, his ...

It has now been 60 years since the Grateful Dead formed. The US rock band first played at Ken Kesey’s “acid tests” in La Honda, California, in 1965. There, attendees would consume large doses of LSD ...

Some songs are more than just hits—they become the foundation of future music. Over the decades, certain tracks have been ...

We know that The Beatles influenced rock and roll like no band or artist before or since. In fact, it’s hard to imagine how ...

I t’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins ...

James Taylor is a six-time Grammy winner and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.