This video details the history of riverboat songs. Ranger Don highlights the music as they were sung on United States levees ...

When the Fisk Jubilee Singers first performed in the late 1800s, they sang ballads and patriotic anthems; it was their director, George White, who suggested that they sing the songs of their ...

Here below, we wanted to explore three timeless sea shanties. A trio of tunes best sung out on the briny deep before you make ...

1 winners. By Trevor Anderson Since Billboard first began its national survey of song sales in the 1940s, the ever-changing musical landscape has necessitated a growing portfolio of charts that ...

Song of Songs is a mosaic of love poems which has a loosely defined plot. The original text does not include indications for each speaker, but most translations include notes naming the Bride and ...

Train songs, especially popular in the 1800s and 1900s but even written today, can often be described as “story songs,” ...

We polled 108 critics from 15 countries across six continents to find out the best hip-hop song – here are their ballots in full (Warning: Some of the song titles in this list contain language ...

Brace yourself: The English lyrics for both songs were written in the 1800s. But "Angels We Have Heard on High" was originally French. It's not entirely clear how much older the French version is ...

The 1800s saw three Reform Acts (1832, 1867 ... Examples of election leaflets from Northumberland, 1830s. A Liberal Party Election song lending support to the Marquis of Hartington for the general ...

Yesterday (Monday) would have been my mom’s birthday. I wrote this in recognition that I’m just beginning to appreciate all ...

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It's no stereotype to say Latinos have a long history of storytelling. Even a dinner table can be a stage for stand-up comedy ...