Robbie Fulks is one of the funniest singer-songwriters in America, or one of the most sobering, depending on which mindset you find him or yourself in. His sensitivity, wryness and all-around musical ...

While helping her daughter, Gabourey Sidibe, pursue her dream as an actress, Alice Tan Ridley also sought to find her footing in the music industry. Spending years performing in the subways of New ...

The soul singer Kirby was born Kirby Lauryen Dockery, and that last name connects her to the Dockery Plantation in Mississippi, where her enslaved ancestors picked cotton. Now, as a songwriter, Kirby ...