Ask Ricky Byrd what type of sound he went for on his new album, and the answer comes fast: “Straight-up rock ’n’ roll.”And ...

But for a brief time in the early planning stages of the massive fundraiser concert, that career-defining moment was at risk of never happening at all. And that went both ways—neither the organizers ...

When the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, first recorded with the funk outfit Galactic in 2010, the resulting single “Heart of Steel” became a ...