Earl Thomas was just about on top of the world — literally — when he decided to retire from music after his November 2019 performance at the Dark Season Blues Festival in Svalbard, Norway, just 500 ...

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In a classroom setting, it’s gospel choir director Adrian Davis’ smile that brings the passion of gospel music alive for students. With 80 students, a pianist, a guitarist and a drummer, Davis stands ...

CAIRO, Ill. (KFVS) - The Blues & Gospel Festival returns to Cairo for its 11th year later this week, with events kicking off on Thursday. The free, three-day event will take place on Historic Downtown ...

Few people in the history of recorded music have had as profound an impact as Quincy Jones. He’s a legendary composer and performer whose work has crossed multiple genres, races and media, a 30-time ...

Blind Willie Johnson and Led Zeppelin, although from different eras, shaped the music landscape through raw emotion and powerful sound. Johnson’s haunting gospel-blues voice and slide guitar style ...

Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events released the lineup for three free summer music festivals that begin in June: the Chicago Gospel Music Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival ...

Where: Miami University Middletown, Dave Finkelman Auditorium, 4200 N. University Blvd. When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 Cost: $28 for adults, $26 for senior citizens and ...

Blues, soul and gospel singer Monica Parker, known professionally as Sista Monica, battled cancer twice during the past decade. Diagnosed in 2004 with synovial sarcoma under her right arm, she was ...

Elgin singer Annie Young, a woman of faith whose voice evoked comparisons to blues diva Koko Taylor and gospel great Mahalia Jackson, died Jan. 9 of COVID-19. A faithful member of The Vineyard Church ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

Takoradi will host one of the most anticipated celebrations of the gospel music calendar as the Western Gospel Awards marks its fifth anniversary with a grand Black-Tie edition on December 20, ...