In 1930 Arthur Fields and Fred Hall recorded a song about the futuristic world of 1992. And if you can believe it, they didn’t mention a single grunge band. Not even once. No Soundgarden. No Nirvana.

Ninety-five years ago today, the early rock singer/songwriter best known for his novelty songs was born in Texas ...

1930 marked a significant change in the sound of jazz-oriented bands in New York, on radio, recordings, and in live performance. That year, Red Nichols, who’d been the most trend-setting white ...