The Moon has always been a popular subject for song writers. At the time of the Apollo 11 flight in July 1969, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) listed more than 250 ...

Jayna Elise proved you can come home again this month when she returned to the District riding in the lead role of “TINA – The Tina Turner Musical. Duke Ellington School of the Arts alum, Jayna Elise, ...

Musical chameleon Joe Jackson is back with a new record, and it’s a doozy. The Duke, only his second record of non-original material in a more than 30-year career, is a tribute to jazz legend Duke ...

Herb Jeffries integrated the Old West as Hollywood’s first black singing cowboy, and while he may be better known for singing “Flamingo” with Duke Ellington, nothing gave him more satisfaction than ...

Duke Ellington probably would have liked to see a gala evening devoted to his music that included a major orchestra, a jazz big band and a beautiful female singing star. At times, the L.A.

KPCC's Brian Watt has a tough time imagining someone achieving success as a vocalist with Duke Ellington’s band and as the first black singing cowboy in Saturday matinee fare like “The Bronze Buckaroo ...