But being the man to first bring the electric guitar to the world’s ears for the very first time is quite a legacy. George Barnes' story is celebrated over at his family-owned website, which includes ...

Sampling isn’t just recycling old sounds—it’s a powerful form of musical storytelling that bridges generations, honors ...

Before Max Verstappen's emergence on a Formula One track, Jaime Aguersuari once held the record as the youngest driver in F1 ...

To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of music history. Every week in March, we're pinpointing distinct moments of every year from the past 100 years, a ...

Rob Frith had expected that the old tape labelled 'Beatles 60s demos' was a bootleg tape with poor sound quality. But when he ...

I remember the moment I got interested in music. I was 10 years old, sitting in a friend’s attic in our eastside Dayton neighborhood. His teenage brother played a 45 rpm single of Elvis Presley ...

Murder ballads are a major part of the tradition of bluegrass. These four songs of love, jealousy, and death are among the best.

THRIO will be performing an album release show at Missy Lane’s Assembly Room in downtown Durham on March 24. They stopped by the WUNC studio recently to chat with music reporter Brian Burns about the ...

The usually self-produced band changed things up by bringing a big-name outside producer — mega-reliable rock record-maker ...

Britain's Got Talent creator Simon Cowell has been called out for his 'pantomime' talent shows by his former pal and ex ...

Jaime Alguersuari was just 19 years old when he made his Formula One debut at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix - and the ...

Legendary rocker Mitch Ryder looks back on the Detroit sound and expounds upon working with famed producer Don Was on the ...