Ken Wydro, who co-created, co-wrote and produced the long-running 1983 Off Broadway hit musical Mama, I Want To Sing inspired by the life of 1960s “Just One Look” singer Doris Troy, died on Tuesday, ...
Broadway’s “Mama, I Want to Sing,” died on Tuesday, January 21 at his home in Harlem, New York. He was 81 years old. Learn more about Hydro's life and legacy.
Just under a century ago, it wasn’t totally clear yet what was jazz and what was blues, or what was becoming R&B and what would ... Christian blazed into Harlem jam sessions with one of music ...
An Oscar-winning documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival four years ago got a shoutout during one of the ...
Until January 19, National Portrait Gallery, npg.org.uk ...
Al Jarreau’s unique vocal style is one of the world’s most precious treasures ... Before he was a pop star, R&B singer, and a successful cross-over artist, Al Jarreau was the purest of jazz talents.
Madison Square Garden hosts a diverse array of events, including Dungeons and Dragons, Harlem Globetrotters, WWE, and various ...
As part of its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weekend of programs to call the community to action in the current political ...
jazz, gospel, and R&B. Critics loved her, and so did David Geffen, who became her manager and brought her to Columbia Records’ Clive Davis, who signed her after the release of her debut LP. Nyro, who ...
Houston, 91, was a force in the world of soul and gospel. In the 1960s, she formed the R&B group, The Sweet Inspirations ... The album debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard Jazz album charts. The actor ...