Whenever music pays homage to the past — and soul music is a rich tradition to mine — it can be difficult to find voices...

Happy Hanukkah! It's menorah lighting time. To mark the occasion let's have your favorite songs that mention lamps and...

Lee Ann Womack has enjoyed the rare blessing of a bonafide crossover hit: her 2000 single, “I Hope You Dance,” raised...

Frank Sinatra was born on this date in 1915. His pair of baby blues earned him the nickname Ol' Blue Eyes. So today your...

Long ago, as a ten-year-old girl, Valerie Teicher, who now records as Tei Shi, made cassette recordings that captured her...

Brown paper packages tied up with strings are a few of our favorite things. We also like strings in our music - violin...

Making music discoveries is one of the best things about listening to WFUV. Who are some of your favorite discoveries? Let...

The common advice for writers is to write about what you know. So it's no surprise that songwriters often write songs about...