NAPERVILLE – Johnsburg’s Charlie Eastland unleashed a bolt from the blue, then she got the father of all bearhugs. The sophomore midfielder scored a sensational goal with 29 seconds remaining in ...

Charlie Christian was a true pioneer of the swinging pre-bop era (approximately 1930-1945), and what he did to solidify the electric guitar’s place in the jazz world was immeasurable.

George Freeman at the Green Mill for his 90th birthday in 2017 Credit: Michael Jackson. There are 1,001 stories worth telling about George Freeman—guitarist, raconteur, raucous traffic cop at ...

George Freeman, Chicago jazz great who was set for upcoming Green Mill shows, dies at 97 Mr. Freeman’s guitar solos were throaty and daring and danced around the sax work of greats like Gene ...

George Freeman, Chicago jazz great who was set for upcoming Green Mill shows, dies at 97 Mr. Freeman’s guitar solos were throaty and daring and danced around the sax work of greats like Gene ...

The app will highlight the stories of historic figures like author Ralph Ellison, civil rights leader Clara Luper, musician Charlie Christian, Dr. W.L. Haywood, haircare magnates Sidney and Mary ...

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding their own way. Fourteen musicians and writers share their favorites.

Charlie Christian was born in Dallas in 1919 before his family resettled in Oklahoma. The Christians were poor, even by the low standards for a Black family of that era.

The producer helped bring about the swing era in the 1930s, but a new set highlights the later jazz recordings he oversaw in the 1950s, many of them featuring Count Basie regulars and even the ...

(RNS) — Since 2020, TPUSA chapters have appeared at over 45 Christian colleges or universities, though only 21 of those chapters appear currently active.

Singer Scotty McCreery and comedian Charlie Berens will take the stage at Brewers' Christian Yelich's charity concert supporting military veterans.The concert is July 25 at The Pabst Theater.