These are questions and themes tackled in Preston Lauterbach’s new book, “Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who ...

Dubbed the “King of Country Music,” Strait is multi-platinum, chart-topping and Grammy Award -winning artist. The Country ...

Lauterbach examines the complex relationship between music and race in the 1950s ... there will be considerable focus on ...

This music reached its peak in the late fifties and early sixties when Bluesmen like Elmore James, Sonny Boy Wiliamson, The Muddy Waters Band, B. B. King and others sold thousands of records in ...

Buddy King's band had several hits in the 1960s and helped integrate popular music. The band was known for its version of blue-eyed soul.