‘Crazy weird stuff is happening… I had to speak out’, Lucinda Williams channels hope on new album

TURN on the news and you can be forgiven for thinking the world is going to hell in a handcart. But one singer is refusing to ...
WSHU

The voice of civil rights

Margaret Bonds grew up around civil rights activists, and her work as a musician continued this fight. Her piece Montgomery ...
Classical Music

These 15 US states have been stunningly evoked in music

From Alaskan glaciers to Florida plantations, Brian Wise explores how composers have depicted the landscape of US states ...
The Sacramento Observer

Songs that Defined the Civil Rights Movement

Music played a powerful role in the Civil Rights era, providing a soundtrack for the movement and inspiring hope for change with songs like "We Shall Overcome", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "People Get ...