Ronald LaPread, who co-founded The Commodores and played bass for the iconic funk band, died at the age of 75. LaPread’s daughter, Soraya LaPread, confirmed her father’s death in a now expired post to ...

Coleridge Gardner Tillman, a Grammy-winning songwriter known as Pynk Beard, is focusing on his roots in Birmingham, Alabama. Tillman's music blends urban and country influences, drawing inspiration ...

Some states in the U.S. are known as hotspots for grunge, Southern rock, punk, country, heavy-metal or R&B. Alabama isn’t really known for a specific genre, though -- just producing musicians who ...