But the banjo’s origins date back at least to late 17th-century Jamaica, where an Irish physician, Sir Hans Sloane ... twangs through the soundtrack of Americana. Eventually, Giddens bought ...

Our Classic Americana pick this week features a great song by John Prine that inadvertently created a delightful mondegreen.

Did genre painting exist in the early twentieth century? This question forms the premise of John Fagg’s Re-envisioning the Everyday: American Genre Scenes, 1905–1945. Just four months after publicly ...

was released in 1970 and written by John and his creative partner, Bernie Taupin. It was based on Americana and country-western music. But at the time, neither Elton John nor Bernie Taupin had set ...

The summer of 2003 marked the end of an era in Salt Lake City, with Karl Malone and John Stockton both leaving the Utah Jazz ...

Sloane Stephens shared an update about the status of her foot injury, which she suffered at the Merida Open in Mexico two months ago. While talking to Ben Shelton on Tennis Channel, the American ...

The clouds have parted, the sun is shining, it's a new day. Madonna and Elton John have finally reconciled. After a bitter, decades-long, and largely one-sided feud, the Queen of Pop announced in ...

Katrina Sloane, Marchand's wife, celebrated the moment on social media. Fans expressed mixed emotions, with some missing him in Boston and others excited for his new chapter. Marchand shared his ...

The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation. science talks The best-selling author “got a little emotional ...

So, realize that this is abnormal. Abnormal times call for abnormal responses, but that’s not how John Roberts or his ilk work. Remember, he’s a Bushie, the kind of soft Republican who sees ...

The second round of the men’s NCAA Tournament has gifted basketball fans a coaching matchup with a long history: St. John's Rick Pitino vs. Arkansas' John Calipari. This is the 30th meeting ...

Former national security adviser John Bolton went after multiple Trump administration officials on Monday for reportedly using the messaging app Signal to conduct government business.