In the throes of global conflict, the 1940s emerged as a pivotal decade for American music, weaving the emotional fabric of wartime life into a vibrant sonic tapestry. As soldiers marched overseas and ...

Margaret Whiting, a recording star of the 1940s who had a long career as one of the most respected and enduring singers of classic popular songs, died Tuesday at a retirement home in Englewood, N.J.

The 1980s ushered in the era of MTV music videos. But decades earlier in the 1940s, there were short music films called Soundies. KJZZ's Jill Ryan looks at how Soundies brought Black performers to the ...