Dating back to the early 20th century, bluegrass music is a genre that finds itself rooted in Appalachian string music, Scots-Irish fiddle tunes, blues, and gospel. The folk-infused genre was further ...

Some of the most insane rock moments of all time have been forgotten, so let's refresh your memory. They really got wild back in the day.

If you've heard enough country, pop, and rap music in the 21st century, then give these three highly underrated genres a try.

To experience fado, the mournful folk music born of Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhoods, is to tap into centuries of history and ...

Galt MacDermot was a singular force in 20th-century music—a genre-defying composer whose idiosyncratic fusion of classical ...

Thanks to the rapid advancements in music technology, the 20th century saw a dramatic development of musical styles, many of which influenced one after another. But what are the most popular genres ...

This is echoed in the music. The sense of reconciling woe and then building towards an upbeat crescendo is palpable in many of the songs that make up the top ten most played songs of the 20th century ...

The music seems inspired by early 20th-century jazz music played across the United States. Many movies and stories of that time also associated the music with organized crime that usually hung out ...

For Women's History Month, World Cafe is exploring 100 years of music history with a timeline of 100 moments.