In 1893, a teacher scaled Pikes Peak in Colorado and penned one of the US's most cherished songs, "America the Beautiful". Today, travellers can retrace her historic ascent.

He probably didn’t anticipate, though, that the most powerful American poetry would come from its songwriters. With the creation of jazz, blues, gospel, and country music, and the synthesis of those ...

We are preparing to go on the road once again with Lionel Richie,” said Ralph Johnson, one of three members remaining from the band’s 1970s lineup. “Then we’ll go back to doing just our own ...

The Apple Valley-based Academy for Academic Excellence celebrated 107 Knights, who received diplomas during a commencement ...

She had a son, Rocco Ritchie, with ex-husband Guy Ritchie in 2000. The couple welcomed their son David and their daughter ...

Jeff Little knew his story about the hardscrabble people of Southwest Virginia would land with the crowd in Galax, a hill-bound hub that has long called itself the World's Capital of Old-Time Mountain ...

The voices of Neapolitan street vendors invade the Web market. Potatoes, onions, fruit, and vegetables become likes, ...

The Three Lions possess world-class talent, but El Tri's legendary home stadium presents a brutal physical and mental ...

Well, well, well, that didn’t take long. Mr. Grass is Always Greener Kevin Durant, who came to the Houston Rockets just last ...

In an episode of "Sacred Riffs," JB Eckl shares how a medieval funeral chant, the Dies Irae, shows up in Led Zeppelin's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Songwriters have had a tough go of it since streaming turned the music economy on its head. They play a pivotal role — crafting ...

The lehighvalleylive.com Athlete of the Year semifinalists illuminated the fall, winter and spring seasons with their talents ...