To celebrate Black History Month, we take a look back at the pioneers of music in the Appalachian Mountains
Louisville Folk School and Kentucky Performing Arts present
DeFord Bailey, was a Black pioneering figure in American country music and blues and the first Black perfor
In the 1920s, the term "race music" started gaining traction as a way to describe African American music, t
Continuing this great film about Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
What if I told you that America's most iconic music - rock and roll, blues, jazz - was created by Black art
Jerron Paxton performs at The Ark in Ann Arbor August 11, 2018. Hosted by River Raisin Ragtime Revue.
Jake Blount, a banjo scholar, explains.
Country music, often seen as a white rural American music genre, has roots deeply woven into various musica
