Many incarcerated Texas inmates in the 1920s and 1930s learned musical instruments and performed in musical groups as a part of a prison rehabilitation program. They were behind bars in places like ...

KEARNEY — Jack Norton’s musical roots run deep when it comes to influences. “My great grandfather was a Vaudevillian,” Norton said. “I grew up on his old record collection. It was a lot of music from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — About 100 years ago, ...

The history of Arizona music is the story of a myriad of different scenes and sounds and players spanning countless generations while appealing to their own specific niches both in Arizona and in many ...

Radios were a pivotal 20th century phenomenon. Developed initially for wireless telegraphy, they carried voice and music after 1920. Although radios faded in home status as television took hold in the ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Leigh Barker established himself on the Australian jazz scene in the early 2000s. Barker, a bass player, specialises in 1920s ...