We interview Adrian Belew in advance of his King Crimson-related project Beat performing concerts in Santa Cruz and Napa.

Phillip Huscher's new book Passing the Baton tells the story from the orchestra's founding 135 years ago to the appointment of its youngest music director ever, who officially takes over in 2027.

Coltrane, who died in 1967 at age 40, was a comet who lit up the sky, constantly refining his saxophone style and technique alongside his composing, bandleading and advocacy for younger colleagues.

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The Temptations released 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg' after a few failed attempts, but it became a generational hit in film and ...

Ella Langley’s song “Choosin’ Texas” is officially the longest running No. 1 single in the U.S., spending 23 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

Every country has a soundtrack, but few have shaped global pop culture the way American music has over the past seventy years ...

A funny 1978 country song by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty has earned a place on Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest ...

Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” remains a grunge classic, but its music video reached an even bigger milestone.

Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line,” one of his most famous songs, was written in 1956 during a stop in East Texas and later ...

Elvis Presley once campaigned for a role in a 1972 film now considered one of the greatest movies ever released.

Released on June 3, 1988, “Sweet Child o’ Mine” appears on Guns N’ Roses’ 1987 album, Appetite for Destruction. To date, the ...