American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

Around 2012, Croce started playing more of his father’s music. His latest tour, Croce Plays Croce, will be at the Circus ...

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...

The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of ...

The punk rock luminary's latest memoir chronicles her music career and family, and Smith will go on tour to mark the 50th anniversary of "Horses." ...

The National Folk Festival, the first in a three-year Jackson residency, will take over downtown from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9.

Patti Smith performed her song "Peaceable Kingdom" and discussed the 50th anniversary of her album "Horses" on "The Late Show ...

Smith's debut album ushered in a new era of rock and roll. Critic Ken Tucker reviews the new anniversary edition of Horses, plus we listen back to Terry Gross' 1996 and 2010 interviews with Smith.

Patti Smith released her debut album, ‘Horses,’ ushering in a new era of rock and roll. We’re listening back to portions of our interviews with Smith, from 1996 and 2010. She talks about her early ...