In the heart of Dubuque, where the Mississippi River lazily winds its way through Iowa’s eastern edge, there exists a wonderland of forgotten treasures and undiscovered gems that would make even the ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 1: In 1847, Emma Albani, the first Canadian singer to distinguish herself in the international world of opera, was born in Chambly, Que.

Her most famous song, "Batwanes Beek," begins with string instruments creating a typical sound of Arab orchestras. The song ...

The restoration of Esther’s Orbit Room, a historic blues club in West Oakland, will include a performance venue and bar, ...

One specific moment captured the group’s insouciant defiance better than any other: when, in the song, the Beasties start ...

From Sunset Boulevard to All About Eve, 1950 produced some of the most legendary movies of all time, proving it is the best ...

Our 10 photographs from the Chronicle archive - one image for each year of the decade - recall some of what was going on in ...

For a century, the tiny Coolidge Auditorium, at the Library of Congress, has been a wellspring of cultural integrity, ...

Diego Pavia and Clark Lea have led Vanderbilt football to its best start since 1950 at 6-1. Here's a look at the Commodores' best seasons and starts.

Tragically, the era of 1950s rock and roll is often marked by “The Day the Music Died,” when a chartered plane carrying ... that truly etched itself into history, notably for marking the spectacular ...

From the jazz-filled halls of New Orleans to the legendary blues joints of the Mississippi Delta, step inside the South’s ...

During this week in 1950, The Greenville Advocate's front pages reflected a community both proud of its progress and eager for entertainment, capturing moments of civic pride alongside lighter ...