Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the globe. The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong defined ...

On his Bronzeville cultural excursions that lead beyond the usual tracks, tour guide and historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas typically pulls up his Chicago Mahogany Tours bus outside a townhouse at 421 ...

A half-century ago, as turmoil and restlessness stemming from the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the rise of feminism, nascent hippie culture and other social and political changes spread ...

Brilliant and beloved trumpeter Louis Armstrong lived a more complicated and messy life than many fans may realize. “A Wonderful World,” a new, Broadway-bound musical that just wrapped a weeklong run ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable trumpet ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Tony Award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart steps into the shoes of the one and ...

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