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Benjamin Moore, Jr., who spent 14 years singing in the celebrated gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama, has died at the age of 80.

MONTGOMERY – Seven special Alabamians are being honored this week during the 2022 Celebration of Alabama Arts.

A new book tells the wild, but nostalgic story of Arista Records in the '70s, the label home to everyone from Barry Manilow and Whitney Houston to...The Stanky Brown Band?

As the UTEP football program awaits their bowl destination following the 7-5 finish to their regular season, let's look back at the program's bowl games over the last 50 years.

Among the honorees at this year's Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction were Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon, Amy Grant, Brett James and Toby Keith.

Xiu Xius Jamie Stewart On The Art Of Collaboration From Otis n Carla, through to Nick n PJ... Xiu Xiu is a project that has always expanded and contracted. Led by Jamie Stewart, the group has invited a plethora of voices into the fold, allowing their output to constantly shift and vary. Co-conspirator Angela Seo helps steer the ship in 2021, and the two helm excellent new album OH NO. A record that leans on their love of collaboration, the record makes room for a host of g...

By Keefer “The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.”—Lou Reed. While the guitar was instrumental to Lou Reed’s life in music, his eclectic taste in the art of songwriting has always stretched beyond that one singular instrument. “Rock and roll is so great, people should start dying for it,” the Velvet Underground founder once said. “You don’t understand. The music gave you back your beat so you could dream…The people just have to die for the music. People are...

History Highlight: James McLeish Reid, aka Jim Reid, was born on this day in 1961, making him 59 today. He is the Scottish lead singer of The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his brother William Reid in 1983. The band released six studio albums, then broke up in 1999, then reunited in 2007 and released Damage and Joy in 2017. Also, in: 1956 - Elvis Presley made chart history by having 10 songs on Billboards Top 100 list for the previous week. 1962 - During his first visit to the U.K....