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Thanksgiving carols? Some Christmas standards started as turkey-day songs

"Angels We Have Heard on High," "Silent Night," even "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," instantly arouses thoughts of Christmas ...

Floriene Watson Willis sang in the early days of gospel music. She taught Aretha Franklin a hymn. She’s turning 99.

The Watson Family Singers were some of the first gospel performers on the radio, thanks to their All Nations Pentecostal ...

At 100 years old, the Grand Ole Opry is the keeper of country music's legacy

One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from ...
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Who is playing, what to do at National Folk Festival in Jackson? Music, activities galore

Jackson, Mississippi, will host the 82nd National Folk Festival for a three-year residency from 2025 to 2027. The festival will feature over 300 musicians, dancers, and craftspeople with performances ...