Making more than music and memories, these unsung heroes of Black history inspired the world around them and continue to do ...

Mary Jamila Dozier-Jones was only 8 years old when she started the Montgomery Gospel Trio with Minnie Hendricks-McKents and ...

Willie Mae grew up to become the legendary Big Mama Thornton, whose vibrant growling voice on her song "Hound Dog" broke ...

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

Q: Elvis aficionados know that Presley's breakout song, "That's All Right," was written and performed by Arthur Crudup and ...

Mariah Carey, Outkast, Bad Company, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Phish and other artists are nominated for induction into ...

Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" was a hit when released in 1956. But the original was recorded several years earlier by Big Mama Thornton.

The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup.

The book highlights R&B performers like Little Junior Parker, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup. Lauterbach examines the complex relationship between music and ...