It is no exaggeration to call Victor Grossman a witness to the last century. Born in New York City on March 11, 1928, the ...

The Christmas spiritual "Mary Had a Baby” is believed to have originated on St. Helena Island and grew in popularity, driven ...

At an age when most people are in retirement, the civil rights activist returned to work at 85 to serve as a park ranger in ...

In a new ‘Track Star’ episode, John Fogerty fondly recalls George Harrison telling him what The Beatles thought of Creedence ...

Includes the latest efforts by Paul Thomas Anderson, Kathryn Bigelow, Steven Soderbergh and Danny Boyle… but what's No 1?

Much like Santa Claus, or the lyrics by Geoff Mack, in terms of musical settings Bill Kirchen has been everywhere man. The guitarist, christened by Guitar ...

From a folk song with purpose from Buffalo Nichols to Trapper Schoepp's strongest album to date, these were the best local music releases of the year.

As someone who has helped out with the St Kilda Soay sheep project as a volunteer, I hope that the National Trust for Scotland consider their choices very carefully before implementing any decision to ...

My reason for being is music.” Music brought him purpose, but what defined him was something deeper — love, kindness, and lifting hearts.

Pair of snowy owls found in Chicago being protected by park district His job renting kayaks to paddlers on the Chicago River got Cass Cwik into birdwatching. He’d see great blue, green and ...

As a children’s entertainer, teacher and troubadour, Gailmor planted his songs like little seeds, one by one, in classrooms, parks, churches and village granges.

If you want something a tad different than the usual broadcast musical fare at Christmas, ask Alexa for holiday songs by Burl Ives, one of America's early folk singers along with Pete Seeger and Woody ...