It’s late spring, the WHO and the U.S. have ended all official COVID-19 health emergency declarations, and the country, we are told, should move on from the past three years of the pandemic. Yet grief ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing disco royalty, one name stands above the rest: Donna Summer. Dubbed the Queen of Disco, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people mention Donna Summer, they usually think of flashing disco lights, sequined gowns, and timeless hits like “Hot Stuff” or “I Feel Love.” But if you stop there, you’re ...

When Maggie Rose took the stage with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James at the MusiCares Persons of the Year gala earlier this ...

It is the present that gave me back my past. For decades they stood like dusty relics in a museum diorama, always there, with stories to tell, but rendered silent by the passing of time. “Damn the ...

Irene Cara, who rose to fame starring in 'Fame' and singing and writing the 'Flashdance' theme song 'What a Feeling' recalled how 1 song in 'Fame' felt authentic. In a 2018 interview, Cara said her ...

It’s too easy to reduce Donna Summer to her "queen of disco" moniker. No doubt, her glistening dance anthems defined an era, but nearly 50 years after her first hit and a decade after her death at age ...

There aren't many songs that have been recorded by a more varied group of artists than Jimmy Webb's seven-minute opus "MacArthur Park." Originally recorded by Irish actor Richard Harris in the late ...

Ali Ewoldt (The Phantom of The Opera, Les Miserables), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Les Miserables), Analise Scarpaci (A Christmas Story, Matilda), Gayle Turner (The Wiz), Lana Schwartz (Endangered Off ...

The commercial disappointment of Tusk didn’t deter Nicks from pursuing her own vision for her debut solo record. Her choice to stay true to herself was a win for Nicks and music fans alike. The twelve ...