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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, likely née Rosie Etta Atkins, (born March 20, 1915, Cotton Plant, Arkansas, U.S.—died October 9, 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American guitar player and gospel and blues singer who was popular in the 1930s and ’40s. She sang traditional gospel songs with contemporary jazz tempos that she played on her electric guitar. With these performances she introduced gospel into nightclubs and concert venues. Her work influenced early rock and rollers such as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley. Tharpe was the daughter of farm labourer Willis...

SILOAM SPRINGS -- Presley LaBeff, a rising freshman at Siloam Springs High School, will participate in the 112th annual Dipsea Race on Sunday in Marin County, Calif., but she won't be running alone.

This is the story of an Arkansas music legend, his 14-year-old granddaughter, the son who found him later in life and the Dipsea trail race in Marin County, Calif.

The New York premiere of Rock & Roll Man, a new musical celebrating the life of the legendary Alan Freed, starring Constantine Maroulis as Freed, will open this June at New World Stages, Stage 3. See how to purchase tickets!

ROCKLAND — With seven CDs under their belt, The Vestapolitans will be making a stop in Rockland for the first time. They will be playing at Monday Night Blues on Monday, Nov. 21, from 7 – 10 p.m., at The Grey Owl, 2 Park Drive. Guitarist/songwriter...