Nina Simone was a complicated woman. That complexity was one of many things about her that launched her to stardom as one of the most revered and beloved jazz and R&B singer/songwriters of her ...

With the death of Tony Bennett on July 21 at the age of 96, a chapter of the Great American Songbook comes to a close.Bennett left behind an impressive legacy, and while he didn’t write the music or ...

This is the third and infal article in a three-part series on the history of holiday music. The first article described the origins of holiday music and the second covered the 19th-century reinvention ...

Soul singer John Legend (born John Stephens) is known for his smooth yet somehow gritty voice. The singer of songs like “Ordinary People” and “All Of Me,” Legend is also known for collaborating with ...