A New Orleans Gumbo” is planning a Broadway bow after opening last month at Arizona’s Phoenix Theater Company. The new ...

Les loved Memphis. Memphis loved Les Smith. J&J AUDIO with Les Smith: Les loved Memphis. Memphis loved Les Smith. J&J AUDIO ...

In the 1960s, he and his fellow singer Howard Kaylan embodied the feel-good sound of the Turtles. The two later found new ...

When I was new to the music, all the standard histories of jazz were keen to dismiss what they derisively referred to as the “Vaudeville Blues” singers of the Jazz Age. I remember one line in ...

Baker was one of Atlantic Records' first big success stories, with a series of hits in the 1950s, including "Bumblebee" and "Jim Dandy." She died in 1997. Originally broadcast in 1991.

This is FRESH AIR. Up next in our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll, we have an interview with rhythm and blues singer LaVern Baker. Baker was one of Atlantic's first big success ...