Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cedric Burnside performs at the Railbird Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Ky. (Photo by Amy ...

Explore the roots of country music through Appalachian ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, church music, parlor songs, minstrel ...

Beyoncé Knowles Carter is the most influential singer in America. I’m talking about musicianship, Taylor Swift fans. With her new song, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” she became the first Black woman to top the ...

“There would be no Black Keys without this music,” said Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. `Hill Country Blues’represents the concentric circle where we crossed over musically as teenagers. To celebrate ...

“No one can tell you why Memphis is as magical as it really is,” said artist and washboard player Jimmy Crosthwait when I interviewed him for The Blues Society, my documentary film-in-progress about ...

Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the country has gone country. Beyoncé is touring on her Grammy-winning country album, “Cowboy Carter.” All races and ages are line dancing to ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Spotify has announced the launch of a new official playlist, titled 'Hill Country Blues.' The streaming service tapped The Black Keys to curate a portion of the playlist. 'Hill Country Blues' will ...

From now through Thanksgiving and beyond, fans of all types of country music — from Top 40 country to bluegrass to rockabilly to roots-rock — can expect some great entertainment in the Reno-Tahoe area ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

June is Black Music Month, and we’re celebrating the musical accomplishments and contributions of Black artists in all the various genres. Singer/songwriter Cedric Burnside is an artist from a genre ...