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Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

Pat Boone and Rita Coolidge are out, but plenty of big names remain in our quest to find Jacksonvilles favorite music act. Voting closes Thursday.

Jacksonville has a storied history of great musical acts. Pick your favorite from our bracket of 16, then come back each week as we narrow the field.

Guitarist and W.C. Handy scholar Jon Shain shares strategies for adapting ragtime pieces for fingerstyle guitar using the 1917 Handy song "Beale Street Blues" as an example.

For perhaps the hundredth time the frustrated caller asked, “Whatever happened to those strong old communities we used to have, where everybody looked after one another?” While the talk show host immediately launched into a discussion about crime, foreigners and “people are just different these days”. I found myself asking the same question as I

Shari Kane and Dave Steele are up next in the Black History Month Blues Concert Series. They will perform Feb. 14 at the Ida Branch Library.

"It feels like I accomplished something very big. I went all the way to Memphis and I won it," South Shore resident Adam Karch says.

A deep dive into old blues recordings has led to creating books and videos on how that style of guitar playing came to be.

A few things to do in the Worcester area in the week ahead ...