Crystal’s father Jack worked as a promoter and producer ... In his 2013 memoir, “Still Foolin’ Em,” Billy Crystal recounts meeting Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong as a child and credits ...
Winning your first Grammy is a massive milestone for any musical artist, with huge stars like Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish all scooping ... for the audiobook versions of his Dreams ...
The world remembers an icon, but ‘The Greatest’ is about a man, a husband, a father, a brother ... Eight,” “Django Unchained, ...
These included Fats Waller's Lulu's Back in Town and Billie Holiday's I'll Be Seeing You ... including the poet's son Daniel. He said his father would have loved the fuss made of him in his ...
When she sang "Strange Fruit," Billie was reminded of her father's death. In her autobiography, Billie wrote that Clarence Holiday was refused treatment for a lung disease that ultimately killed him.
Marianne Faithfull’s work proved she was no mere muse, she was a creative force worshipped by cool musicians in every era ...
The story of Hazel Scott, who started as a child prodigy and became one of the most successful Black women in entertainment history.
Over the years Walker's journey of discovery has led him to a lot of historic blues recordings and artists – and making such ...
I was the only Black kid in advanced English in sixth grade. We were assigned to choose a famous person to profile, and I ...
The veteran Canadian blues rock guitarist and vocalist and his band have been stirring things up on the Vancouver live music ...
Great Migrations: A People on The Move is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...
The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...