Baton Rouge’s blues community is mourning the death of singer Mamie Porter. A songwriter and vocalist who performed for 30 years with her husband, Smokehouse Porter, she died Saturday at the couple’s ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Acclaimed actor and singer Billy Porter has been named as both the Celebrity Grand Marshal for 2024 SF Pride and also the headliner. Porter is a two-time Tony Award winner, one ...

SANTA CRUZ — As has been the case for decades, Santa Cruz has a very friendly musical climate. A walk down Pacific Avenue will inevitably result in seeing someone strumming a guitar or beating a bongo ...

Baton Rouge musicians are taking to social media to express their grief over the death of blues singer Mamie Porter. “I am so sad to inform you all of the passing of Mamie Porter today,” Henry Turner ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Gregory Porter's music doesn't fit neatly into any one category, but that hasn't stopped the soul-jazz singer from picking up Grammy nominations for his first three albums. Porter didn ...