He was tall with a distinguished mustache and magic fingers. Long fingers that traveled down the Mississippi River and connected to New Orleans. Butch Thompson was a Minnesota musical giant, the ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...

Oh, J was a member of the bar. He was a lawyer. He was a counsellor. He was an attorney at law and by law and for law and to law and from law and with law. He could converse, discourse, lecture, ...

Rock ’n’ roll exploded out of Memphis in the 1950s, but the East Texas town of Marshall helped build its launchpad decades earlier. On Sept. 26 and 27, Marshall (pop: 24,000) will celebrate its ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Wednesday, May 14, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Boogie woogie woogie.” ...

Meade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist: relentless drive, ...

Here is what Boogie Woogie had to say about himself: "Becoming Boogie Woogie feels like disco destiny, 'cause my whole childhood, I'd do anything to be the center of attention. And look at this guy.

The American people are going ga-ga for Ronan the beat-keeping sea lion, who has been featured on “Weekend Edition Saturday” on National Public Radio, and as the answer to a question on the NPR news ...

Sue Palmer became a San Diego favorite in the 1980s and 1990s as a key member of the bands Tobacco Road and the world-touring Candye Kane & The Swingin’ Armadillos. But when this award-winning pianist ...

A new season of Masked Singer means a new slate of celebrities shrouded by elaborate masks and a Twitter feed full of guesses from viewers watching at home. And we're here to help you figure out the ...