Column topics wander in and out of my mind like moths at a light in the summertime. They flit through catching the brightness momentarily then disappear into the dark sometimes not to emerge. I’ve got ...

Frank Dean might just be Indiana's greatest unsung music hero. Either on his own or with bands like Sindacato, Blue DeVille, or The Snakehandlers, Frank has lit up Hoosier stages for years. He's Met, ...

“Country & Western Hit Parade: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music” is the second half of an invaluable album project from Bear Family Records that enables pop fans to step back in time to ...

So-called “hillbilly music” reaches new listeners and launches its first stars’ careers. See how what was first called “hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio, and ...

Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music. Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music, despite the music industry's push to label white folk ...