In 1952, bluesman Bull Moose Jackson recorded a suggestive song called “Big Ten Inch Record,” which became a hit on so-called race radio stations of the day that catered to black audiences throughout ...

It's been pretty quiet at Jojo Porowski's near-westside house the past two weeks. So quiet. No morning and evening squawking from the front room. No off-key whistling. No distinctive "hello" directed ...

AND THE JAZZ LEGACY. IT’S AN INSTRUMENT SYNONYMOUS WITH JAZZ. AND WHO PLAYED IT BETTER THAN KANSAS CITY JAZZ ICON, CHARLIE BIRD PARKER. >> CHARLIE PARKER INSPIRED CONSTRUCTION. REPORTER: SOON THE BIRD ...

A service to celebrate the life of Charlie Bird, the renowned Irish journalist and motor neurone disease advocate, will be held on March 14 in Dublin. Bird “died peacefully in the wonderful care of ...

Charlie Bird battling a devastating disease, with the nation of Ireland behind him, spoke about his fears of Trump politics and the possibility of a United Ireland during his recent New York visit.