Ken Burns PBS series ‘Country Music’ is a love song  cleveland.com

The eight-part, 16-hour “Country Music” documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns explores the enduring popularity of the music and the stories of its biggest stars.

Eddie Money dead at 70: How the ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ singer’s music will continue to cash in  Fox Business

Rock legend Eddie Money, known for chart-topping hits like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” has died at age 70, but his musical legacy …

Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige Thrills Fans at Wolf Trap  The Prince George’s Sentinel

Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige celebrated the 25th anniversary of her “My Life” album at Wolf Trap on Sept. 3, thrilling fans with a dramatic, high-energy, …

Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70  Variety

Eddie Money, the prolific hitmaker whose songs “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise” soundtracked the 1980s, has died. He was 70.

Artist’s Space: Michael Gailie Sings from the Soul  wvdispatch.com

Story by Sara Paul When Michael Gailie was nine years old, he joined the Record Club of America. He received nine albums for three cents and was.

Stream The Best New Albums Out On Sept. 13 : All Songs Considered  NPR

The week’s best new album drops includes the genre-bending pop of Charli XCX, an ambitious concept record by The Lumineers, the euphoric songs of Emeli …

Houston’s Allen Hill makes a soulful travelogue  Houston Chronicle

A little more than midway through Allen Hill’s album “All Over the Map With Allen Hill,” he turns down the volume a little and offers “Soul Travels,” a song that …

Ken Burns’ New Documentary Builds a Bigger Tent for Country Music  The Texas Observer

As a filmmaker, Ken Burns sees himself as a uniter and not a divider—an admirable endeavor in these polarized times, but not always a successful one.

Mary Lou Williams, Missionary Of Jazz  KERA News

Mary Lou Williams seemed to learn early that playing piano would keep her alive. Maybe she realized this at age six, when she started venturing to her.

Music scholar explores women’s role in ’60s protest culture  @UofSC

The 1950s and ’60s were tumultuous decades in America’s history, marked by a significant shift in the civil rights struggle. It was a time that inspired artistic …