On 1955, Ray Charles hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart with "I Got a Woman" — and American music was never quite the ...

Sometime in the mid-two-thousands, when people would still hand you cassette tapes or CDs at shows or in record stores or during hangouts in someone’s parents’ basement or smoke-filled apartment, I ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

As negotiations continue over the sale of Norwood Hospital, two lawmakers are reviving their push to reopen the hospital. On Monday, state Rep. John Rogers, D-12th Norfolk, and Sen. Michael Rush, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — If you ever need a reminder that time moves faster the older you are, just look at pop culture. Songs that once blasted car stereos, movies that packed movie theaters, and TV shows ...

New artists included Sugarland, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley. All three — along with many others — went on to have massive careers in country music. In fact, by our count, there are eight future ...

The gospel music world is mourning the loss of a giant. Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer whose music reshaped modern worship, has died at the age of 77. For ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Gospel singer-songwriter Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77. "We are saddened to announce the passing of world-renowned artist, songwriter, and musician, Richard Smallwood," a ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A longtime volunteer at the Portland Union Gospel Mission had her car stolen from a parking garage on Thanksgiving, while she was serving free holiday meals to people in need.