Prokofiev, Conflicted: Great Composer or Great Compromiser?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV was a great composer, but was he also a great compromiser when it came to bowing…
‘Hug’: Paws For Patriots Dogs Ease Wounded Veterans Passage Into Post-Combat Life
Since 2006 the non-profit organization PAWS FOR PATRIOTS has been training and providing, free of charge, guide dogs…
Long Ago, Far Away, Ever Relevant
Exploring songs associated with the great female blues and jazz vocalists of the '20s and '30s, ROBERTA DONNAY…
His Own Man
DEVON ALLMAN's solo debut, 'Turquoise,' tells us the son of Gregg is his own man--more to the…
George Beverly Shea Turns 104, Honored with Graham Library Exhibit
An indispensable component of Billy Graham's Crusades with his ministry in song, GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA, a towering figure…
‘Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow’
George Morton came and went like a shadow, producing great '60s singles for the Shangri-Las and Janis Ian,…
Silenced: Magic Slim’s ‘Raw, Unadultered Chicago Blues’
Remembering MAGIC SAM, keeper of the flame of 'raw, unadulterated Chicago blues,' who passed away on February 21.…
‘What a Hero’: ALS Claims Guitarist ‘Dangerous’ Dan Toler, 64
A versatile, distinctive Southern rock guitarist, Dangerous Dan Toler succumbed to Lou Gehrig's Disease on Feb. 25. 'He…
Bobby Sharp, Heart Unchained
Remembering BOBBY SHARP, who passed away on January 28. Sharp wrote Ray Charles's #1 R&B/#9 pop hit of…
Of Doo-Wop and a Full Grown Man
AARON NEVILLE has a unique definition of doo-wop that includes 'Be My Baby' in the genre, and he's…