Thank Bloomington, Indiana, native Bobby Helms when you get the urge to hum or nod along. His version of “Jingle Bell Rock” — the original — was released in 1957 and has been a holiday playlist staple ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing soul music’s golden age, names like Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Wilson Pickett tend to dominate the conversation. But nestled quietly among the legends is William ...