William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American ex-slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek ...

Jimi Hendrix really breathed new life into this song when he covered it in 1968. But there’s something about the original that continues to dazzle singer-songwriters today. A standout song from Bob ...

John Wesley Hardin killed his first man at the age of 15, and for the next decade, he would continue to kill. The exact number of victims is unknown, but its estimated that anywhere from twenty to ...

Berkshire Bach Society, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, Mass. 6 p.m. Wednesday. $50-$85. 413-528-0100 or mahaiwe.org. Performing Bach at New Year’s — The Six ...

Since forming in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1991, Counting Crows has become one of the most successful alternative rock bands in the U.S. Vocalist Adam Duritz and guitarist David Bryson formed the ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) faces an uphill battle to win a fifth full term in the upper chamber next year, with a new survey showing him trailing both his main GOP primary rivals by double-digits in ...

Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine’s songs in this engaging concert film. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Allan Sherman achieved national fame in the 1960s with parody songs. (Photo credit: Sid Avery) Allan Sherman was a Jewish American comedy legend who earned fame as a song parodist throughout the 1960s ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wesley Stace will close out the Hamilton Park House Concerts season in New Brighton on Sunday, Nov. 23, marking his third appearance at the Staten Island venue. The British-born ...

John Scofield and Dave Holland have about a century of combined experience making jazz. They have played with everybody and created deep bodies of work that span bebop to today. "Memories of Home" ...