Every picture tells a story. After mining for gold in the form of photographic riches, author Jeff Gold knew he had a rare and precious find. Previously undiscovered vintage photographs from jazz ...

Gold interviewed music producer and multi-instrumentalist Quincy Jones, 87, who toured during the 1950s with bandleader Lionel Hampton, for his book, “Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and ...

Music fans often struggle to name the women who shaped 1950s music. ... She began her career with The Pied Pipers in the late 1930s before achieving solo success in the 1940s and 1950s.

Nearly any song from Hank Williams would be at home in a list of enduring country classics from the 1940s. However, “Lovesick Blues” holds a special place in Williams’ discography because it ...

While his songs, like renditions of “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and “How High the Moon,” were bigger in the 1950s, thanks to his partnership with partner Mary Ford, it was his ...

There's no conspiracy to recreate 1940s and 1950s childhoods. Rather, one era produced more enduring pop Christmas tunes than any other for social and technological reasons. White Christmas ...

The Evolution of Musical Styles in the 1950s. As record executives and chart managers played catch-up, Black artists filled a pivotal role in shaping new styles and genres, including blues, soul ...

The sounds and sights on the 1950s will be celebrated at an evening of toe-tapping live music, ... Finish off your look with a trip to Laurie Thomas Hairdressers on the Museum’s new 1940s-60s ...