Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, ...

Howard University alumnus Harold Wheeler, the Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer, and longtime musical director of “Dancing With the Stars,” died June 24, 2026, at his home in Los Angeles ...

Happy birthday, 'Murica!

The "Y.M.C.A." and "Macho Man" singer dies after a "short but aggressive" illness ...