In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the Lord, with Light Records, the same ...

Stark County native Karissa Ella is paying tribute to Canton in her forthcoming song, "Hall of Fame." Ella, who moved from Stark County to pursue a music career in Nashville, will be performing on ...

Singing spirituals together in community is a hallmark activity for the University of Denver’s Spirituals Project. The community choir’s mission is to preserve and revitalize the songs sung by ...

Known for infusing the traditional sounds of spiritual music with shades of rhythm and blues and soul, Stellar Award-winning quartet the Canton Spirituals are among the most highly respected artists ...

The town of Canton released the findings of an independent audit into its police force and investigations on Tuesday, the same day jury empanelment began in Karen Read's second trial. An independent ...

Presents Negro spirituals, sung in pure form as they were a century ago on St. Simon's Island off the coast of Georgia. Introduces each song with explanatory titles and then several women sing them ...

The 90th annual Bach Festival is underway in Winter Park, and so far two concerts show that even at that venerable age the fest still has some tricks up its sleeve. The festival is making music by ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - They are songs that tell stories of suffering, faith, and hope, but this part of American history that has existed for hundreds of years is in danger of slipping away. Negro ...

Music clearly played a starring role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A ...

OPERA IN THE PARK Portland, in partnership with PLACE, Portland Parks & Recreation’s Community Music Center, and Y.O.U.TH, will present acclaimed bass DeAndre Simmons and esteemed pianist Claire ...

Kenneth Berkowitz served as Canton police chief through COVID-19, sweeping statewide police reforms, and the controversial investigation into John O'Keefe's death. Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz ...