American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First-Ever Crossover Pop Hit and Was Later Covered by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra

Red Foley, one of country music's earliest stars, scored perhaps the first-ever crossover hit with "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy." ...

Ebo Taylor, Musical Innovator of Highlife and Afrobeat, Dies at 90

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West ...

Over 35 Austin-area Black-owned restaurants to try during Black History Month

From barbecue and soul food to Ethiopian and Caribbean cuisine, explore more than 35 Black-owned restaurants across Central ...

'Colossus' of Ghanaian highlife music Ebo Taylor dies at 90

The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world.