When most people think of outlaw country, they think of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, David Allan Coe and Merle Haggard.

Like the movement to unionize industrial workers in the 1930s and the African American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, the farmworkers’ movement was a singing movement. It consciously ...

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther Jr. delivered the opening address to the Berlin Jazz Festival. "Jazz speaks for life," King said. "The blues tell the story of life's difficulties — and, if you think for a ...

Music has never been just entertainment. Throughout decades, certain songs have served as catalysts for political movements, ...

The controversial Mexican musical phenomenon known as the "Movimiento Alterado" arrives in San Diego on Thursday, with its explicit lyrics glorifying the violence and culture of drug traffickers.

The Granville Historical Society is presenting "Songs of the American Temperance Movement: 1865-1920," in a program on Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. at Seek-No-Further Cidery. The program will be presented by ...

OSSINING, N.Y. — Miriam, age 6, plays the drums, first cautiously, then with vigor. Around her, a mic stand is assembled, cables are untangled and a sound check begins. She sets the drumsticks down, ...

“Storms surge and fires burn, but you don’t hear the call / 'Cause fossil fuels keep paying you, does it weigh on you at all? / Does it weigh on you at all? / Which side are you on now? Which side are ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Audrey Johnson, opera singer and founder of performance platform "Of Thee I Sing," will perform "To Keep Truth Marching On: Songs and Stories of Heroism from the Women's Suffrage ...