Terry Hoknes brought his one-man, all-request piano show to the Humboldt Community Gathering Place on Friday, Feb. 27, in a lively fundraiser aimed at repairing the venue’s roof. The performance was ...

Ben and Tom Waters, known for their piano and saxophone performances celebrating rock 'n' roll, boogie-woogie, blues, and soul, are performing ...

A guitarist and record producer, he played a role in creating hits by popular singers like Roger Miller, Roy Orbison, Tom T. Hall and Tammy Wynette. By Bill Friskics-Warren Jerry Kennedy, the ...

Legendary guitar player and producer Jerry Kennedy, whose fretwork is heard on Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman" among other hit songs, has died. He was 85. Kennedy, a Shreveport, Louisiana native, ...

It’s not often that a musician earns the distinction of living in infamy without a touch of hyperbole, but Jerry Lee Lewis is a notable and disconcerting exception. He was, for all intents and ...

Dunn emulated Lewis's energetic style, including kicking back his bench and sitting on the keyboard. He credits his great-grandmother for introducing him to the boogie-woogie music that led to his ...

The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists performing blues, boogie woogie and other related music styles. The festival ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...

The Nacogdoches Shrine Club will present the Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Appleby Sand Mercantile in Nacogdoches. The concert features Jerry Lee’s sister, Linda ...

Rock ’n’ roll exploded out of Memphis in the 1950s, but the East Texas town of Marshall helped build its launchpad decades earlier. On Sept. 26 and 27, Marshall (pop: 24,000) will celebrate its ...

Supergroups have always carried a certain thrill. Long before collaborations and mashups dominated playlists, fans were already fascinated by the question: what happens when more than one genius walks ...

How Jimmy Swaggart’s legacy of scandal shaped the evangelical landscape. Swaggart’s distinct contribution to American Christianity and culture is interwoven with the legacy of his tight-knit ...