Believe it or not, the small town of Saltillo has a big musical legacy.
Union County native Bobby Wood will be honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville this Saturday, Aug. 17.
FRANKTOWN, Va. — Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup helped invent rock 'n' roll.
In 1955, native-son Elvis Presley performed at the Tupelo fairgrounds – but when he returned in 1956, the boy from East Tupelo was now the Kin…
It’s time to clear up some misconceptions about a man who continues to change the world as it had been known. No, this is not about Donald Trump. We are talking about another world-shaker. Sam Phillips. Or as acclaimed biographer Peter Guralnick calls him in the subtitle of his book: “The Man Who Invented Rock …
The Mississippi Blues Trail will celebrate the legacy of W.C. Handy, the “Father of the Blues,” by placing a historical marker at Handy’s birthplace in Florence, Alabama. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Handy was born in Florence in 1873. Handy’s contributions to the blues have also been commemorated with Mississippi …


