Jennifer Hudson performs at Amy Winehouse gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Hudson performed three songs at the event, earning a standing ovation from the crowd of a few hundred...
Blues guitarist Magic Slim dies in Pa. at age 75
(AP) - Magic Slim, a younger contemporary of blues greats Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf who helped shape the sound of Chicago's electric blues, died Thursday. He was 75...
theGrio’s 100: Solange Knowles, from sibling to star in her own right
theGRIO's 100 - Solange recently reintroduced herself to the spotlight with the release of her new digital EP 'True'..
Pa. merchant finds rare Robert Johnson record
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Pittsburgh record store owner has found what he calls "the holy grail of 78s" in a box of old albums he picked up for $50...
New book claims Palin slept with Glen Rice in '87
The National Enquirer grabbed some details from the upcoming Joe McGinniss Sarah Palin book, and this chunk is too delightful not to share with you immediately....
Slideshow: The life and times of Clarence Clemons
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TheGrio's 100: Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, NOLA musician with 'supafunkrock' style
TheGrio's 100 - Trombonist Troy Andrews stepped into the spotlight last year with the release of his Grammy-nominated album, 'Backatown', and over 180 sold-out shows performed across the country...
Billy Taylor, ardent jazz promoter, dies at 89
NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor died Tuesday of a heart attack in Manhattan, said his wife, Theodora Taylor. "He enjoyed his life," she said. "Music was his love"...
US launches HIV testing program in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - After the tests Wednesday, all the results were kept personal and confidential, a core principle of the program...
Robert Wilson, bassist for the Gap Band, dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Wilson provided the bass backbone for the trio, which also included another brother, Ronnie...
