The Syracuse International Jazz Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The Northeast’s largest free jazz festival began humbly in 1982 at Oliver’s Night Club in Syracuse. Performers ...

The five-man group had numerous hit singles, including these four songs, which still make me want to dance today. “The Way ...

Over six decades with the Motown legends, he has performed some 3,300 concerts, seen pain, tragedy, racism and the early ...

Clive Davis, the executive who steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business, died Monday at his Manhattan home, Variety has confirmed. No cause of death was cited, ...

Murray the K had made it his business to know and The Beatles had made it their business to know him. For both reasons, he ...

Stacker compiled a list of events from George Michael's life you may not know, drawing from news accounts, biographies, ...

We are honoring all of the Black stars who left us in 2026.

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Reflecting on International Reggae Day, the writer explores how reggae shaped his political awakening and personal identity, while arguing that its enduring messages of justice, unity and hope remain ...

From baseball and television to air conditioning and Coca-Cola, the United States has offered the world no shortage of contributions. Few of those contributions, however, can hold a candle to the one ...

In 1981, Smokey Robinson had a big hit with "Being With You", a song he actually wrote for another female artist instead.