Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.

Pop culture exports have long been a potent source of American soft power. What happens when the U.S. is no longer the global ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, whose gospel-infused harmonies helped shape the Grateful Dead's sound and whose voice graced hits by ...

Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe’s absorbing memoir. “The Uncool,” chronicles his teen years ...

Unlike legendary white musicians, the legacies of renowned Black artists are seldom preserved in a tangible way.

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78. Godchaux-MacKay died on Sunday at Alive Hospice in ...

In the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump," the lead character, Forrest, played by actor Tom Hanks, shares some words of wisdom from ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

Memphis has a rich history of nightlife and bar culture, including its dive bar scene. Here are 10 of our favorite Bluff City ...

American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.

The singer who died on Sunday (Nov. 2) after a long battle with cancer lent her powerful voice to the legendary band from 1971-1979.

Today in Music History for Nov. 22: ...