“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” is a song line I remember from a song written by Nat King Cole back in 1963 ...

During one of my last visits with my mom, Terry took a photo that I treasure. We stopped by my mother’s group home in ...

Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song,” Robert Mann examines the song's history and how it shaped the life of Jimmie Davis ...

In 1969, Motown singer Shorty Long died in a boating accident. He was only 29. A year earlier, Long had scored a top-10 hit with his novelty recording of "Here Comes the Judge," a routine developed by ...

Jaqueza Thomas is the founder of Chicago Emerging Stars. The new nonprofit is challenging the negative narratives placed on ...

The California Route 66 Museum sits along the historic corridor that once served as America’s main artery, connecting Chicago to Santa Monica across 2,448 miles of promise and pavement.