Florence, Alabama, may be a small town, but it has made a huge impact in the music world, thanks to its legendary recording studios and home-grown musical talent. Whether you're into music history or ...

Normally the power station alone is selling for $799, but here you’re getting the Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 and 200W solar ...

THE LOUISIANA SEAFOOD COOK-OFF comes to Slidell on Friday. At 6:30 p.m., a dozen chefs from across the state will compete at ...

Why is the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson? The “Father of the Blues” William Christopher Handy spent about 10 years living in Henderson from roughly 1893-1903.

Henderson is preparing for some tapping tunes and great barbecue next week as the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue fest returns. This year's festivities will kick off on Wednesday at 5 p.m. and will ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - The W.C. Handy Recreation Center is back open after a year of being closed for renovations. Community members packed the gym Friday to see the ribbon cut for the grand ...

In Memphis, an archive of 75,000 photographs offers an intimate look at Black life in the city over four decades—featuring not only glimpses of icons like B.B. King, Mahalia Jackson, and W.C ...

He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, named a USA Fellow by United States Artists, received multiple W.C. Handy and Blue Music Awards, and a lifetime achievement prize from the Mississippi ...

FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - A Shoals community center will officially reopen next month. The W.C. Handy Rec Center has undergone a massive transformation, and city leaders are ready to show it off. A ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites Americ… ...

Object Details Photograph by Unidentified Subject of W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958 Unidentified Child or Children Unidentified Man or Men Unidentified Woman or Women Description A black and white ...