Ma Rainey is recognized as one of the great female blues vocalists, and known as the “Mother of the Blues.” She signed a record deal with Paramount Records in 1923 and was one of the first performers to record the blues.
Check out the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. It’s one of the most popular modern dance companies in the world, fusing ballet, modern dance, jazz, and African dance.
A photography exhibition coming to Delaware and Washington, D.C., portrays dozens of U.S. couples bound by love throughout much of their lives, including decades when Americans largely turned a blind eye to the feelings that held them together.
From 1994 to 2004, Thursday night television was pretty self-explanatory and centered around one show: Friends. January 18, 1996 was typical for a night of Friends.
