Today in Music History for Nov. 20: In 1886, the Toronto Conservatory of Music was incorporated. It began with 200 students and 50 teachers, and operated in a space over a music store in the downtown ...

At age 16 Joe played his first paying gig, as pianist in a pub next door to a glue factory just outside of Portsmouth. This ...

Plenty of musicians have transitioned into acting, but many are fine making cameos in movies, whether as themselves or ...

Johnny Cash’s classics-packed 1957 debut album, ‘Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar,’ is getting reissued on high-quality vinyl in 2026.

From piano to guitar, these 17 singers know how to play instruments too. Explore how artists like H.E.R. and Beyoncé shaped ...

Despite his passion for music, Leith Fleming-Smith thought music would be no more than a hobby for him. But a chance ...

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness.

Here are 16 great Delta blues artists. All are Black. Fifteen are men.

Instrumentals have long been a part of the rock and roll landscape. In early years, bands would thoughtlessly bang out the non-lyric songs as a way to fill out their LPs. As years progressed, however, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Cleveland has always held a certain kind of magic. Long before platinum records, Grammy nominations and three decades on the road, he remembers pulling into ...

Samantha Fish isn’t just a throwback in terms of sonics. The vocalist-guitarist, who loves the blues, goes retro in a visual manner. The cover of Fish’s latest album, “Paper Doll,” features ripped up ...

Editor’s Note: Due to inclement weather, the Marcus King Band Family Reunion Festival has been moved to the North Charleston Coliseum. Long before Greenville singer and guitarist Marcus King played ...