As Tharpe rose higher in status during the 1940s, she was still subject to Jim Crow Laws requiring racial segregation in many ...

Mark Plotnick has been a fan of rock music since he was a child.  “My parents bought me a piano at the age of 8,” the Libertyville resident said. “After about a year of classical lessons, I ...

The song was “Maybellene,” a reworking of the country tune “Ida Red” with a driving rhythm, rapid-fire lyrics, and a guitar lick that sounded like nothing anyone had heard before. Within weeks, it hit ...

I don’t come from the ghetto. It doesn’t speak my language. And as I said in print many times, hip-hop does not belong in the ...

Since its inception, the question of who, when, and where rock music originated has been a topic of debate. That cool mixture of drums, bass, and electric guitar, merging melody, uptempo beats, and ...

The Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will honor another class of inductees this summer that contributed to music in the State of Iowa.

There was a time in the not-so-distant past when rock and roll dominated the Halftime Show. (I’m in my mid-30s, so even ...

Some of these artifacts you can see on display at the Rock Hall include: Handwritten lyrics to “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper Outfits worn by Meg White and Jack White on the cover of The White ...

The bassist addressed backlash after using racially charged language while talking about what makes an artist Hall of Fame material.

Gene Simmons has never been short of opinions, and he unleashed a few more during a recent appearance on the Legends N’ ...

Simmons' comments on the matter have raised eyebrows ...