Carole King's 1971 album, 'Tapestry', is full of great hits, but James Taylor argues that one track stands out among the rest.

Many found the music offensive, the dancing objectionable, and the popularity of both with young people verging on a mental ...

Scott Joplin, known as the “King of Ragtime”, composed more than 40 musical pieces, including “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The ...

Boy Willie returns from the Jim Crow South to his family home to reclaim half of a fortune he believes is his.

If I’m being honest, I haven’t been in the musical theater scene for a while. I did my fair share of shows in high school, I’ve gone to one or two Muny performances in my lifetime, but I have never ...

In this satirical rendering of the history of American intervention in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War, the silent movie format with lively ragtime piano music is combined with a ...

Back during the heyday of ragtime piano (pre-1920), James P. had become a part of the famed "Harlem music scene," and was contributing to the distinctive Harlem piano style that differed melodically ...

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

Opening Day at Jenison Park is set for this weekend in Johnson City. The event will be hosted by the Johnson City Rotary Club from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to see the newly designed park, ...

When he was 17, Adam Souza got the OK from his mother to leave his hometown of Killingworth and drive with friends to New Haven so they could take the train to New York City to see a Broadway matinee.

To consider classical music in North America is to come to terms with its vast size and diversity. The US alone has some 120 professional opera companies, 1,600 orchestras, and thousands of choruses.