…come in out of the blues pouring down like rain and get to the sunny side of the street with Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman, party with Count Basie and…

…hiatus in the late 2010’s, and which includes three legendary singers from South America- Maria Rita (Brazil), Toto la Momposina (Colombia), and Susana Baca (Peru). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJE8ZdeG8   ~ Dana Expanded…

Peter Case was born in Buffalo, New York on April 5th, 1954. Over the course of a nearly five decade career, Case has seen commercial success with bands such as…

…Bakersfield country sound, regarded as an antidote to the more-saccharine and diluted arrangements coming from Nashville in the era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaVPmLJJzU Over the course of a six decade career, Haggard had…

Ali McGuirk has made a career of captivating audiences with her powerful, buttery voice and heartfelt songwriting….

Join WUMB throughout the day on Tuesday, April 12th as we celebrate the 58th birthday of Amy Ray. We’ll share her recordings with Emily Saliers in the Indigo Girls as…

Jon Shain and FJ Ventre began making music together when they met in their Massachusetts high school. Both landed in North Carolina where they continue to perform and record together….

…(on German TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XVBubVE2Ls Throughout the 1970s, despite ongoing conflict over the creative direction of the group among its members, Little Feat released albums that explored and blended various elements…

…summer of that year, Loretta Lynn’s first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” was a hit on the Country chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE-gwZDbb0 Over the course of a six decade career, Loretta…

…in hand with artistic output. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bo3f_9hLkQ Smith, like her contemporaries (and many Americans of all backgrounds), did not fare well during the Great Depression. The network of performance venues that…