Meet 7 iconic Black musicians who transformed music and won countless awards, from soul to hip hop, shaping culture forever.

The African oral tradition of work chanting ... Meanwhile, the blues and the electric guitar would pave the way for Black ...

While the title of Preston Lauterbach's book, “Before Elvis — the African American Musicians Who Made the King” (Hachette Book Group, $15.99) might be deemed provocative, the author offers ...

Lauterbach (The Chitlin’ Circuit) spotlights innovative Black musicians who influenced a young Elvis in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Among them were Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, who wrote and ...