Ray Charles lived in South Dallas in the mid-1950s while assembling his crack Atlantic Records band, featuring Lincoln High ...

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Ryan Coogler's box-office hit "Sinners" is steeped in the blues, its folklore and legends. People can't get enough of the movie or its songs, but if you want a deeper dive into the bluesmen who shaped ...

The following is adapted from “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic,” published March 19 by Atlantic Monthly Press. The author ...

“It’s a classic now, but back when the movie Animal House was shot, nobody had any idea it was going to be so big,” says Robert Cray. “My band and I were living in Eugene, Oregon, at that time, and ...

Hey, listen, the eyes winked open. Life is a blessing every day. I am so thankful. I am so grateful for everything good and bad that’s happened to me, and so grateful that I’m able to have the ...

Aretha Franklin is not taking any back talk. They were on a mission from God. When Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and director John Landis decided they would adapt the popular Blues Brothers characters ...