But the headline act was not the ship, it was the Mississippi itself. Dubbed “the great artery of America” by Civil War ...

Michael Robertson grew up singing church songs out of hymn books—classics like “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” and “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian.” He attended Methodist and Baptist churches where ...

While preparing for his Grand Ole Opry debut, Alabama-born, Big Loud-signed folk-soul performer Kashus Culpepper discussed ...

Kashus Culpepper, a 27-year-old Central Alabama native, plays a brand of soul music so comfortably familiar ... he's foremost transposed passion from his gospel upbringing to his contemporary ...

Her long-unpublished novel was the culmination of a years-long fascination. What does it reveal about her fraught views on civil rights?

So, Lutzweiler, a 78-year-old singer, songwriter and former archivist ... Lutzweiler sent Carter a CD of Southern gospel songs he recorded on his back porch while wishing him the best with his ...

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pagean ...

Here is a roll call of some noteworthy figures who died in 2024 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): ...

“This is the original floor, the original wood,” he said, pointing to the stage floor where a fresh-faced, 19-year-old Elvis made ... exposed to the Southern gospel music that so greatly ...

I’ve been reflecting on three issues since we returned from a two-week trip in Nigeria three weeks ago. Before that visit, I had not been to Nigeria for 14 years. My last visit was in 2010, even ...

Here in Southern California ... From the candlelit chant procession to the triumphant gospel finale, Chanticleer presents a cappella arrangements of some of the greatest and most moving Christmas ...