From Lead Belly to Janis Joplin, we profile 15 great blues singers who helped shape this most emotive and expressive of music ...

My favorite song on the Oscar-winning soundtrack to the movie “Sinners” is “Pale, Pale Moon,” where actress Jayme Lawson channels the great blues women of the 1920s and 1930s like Ma Rainey and Bessie ...

Shelby Gayle Ledbetter Tower, 67, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, adventure, and deep devotion to her family. Gayle was born on January 7, 1959, in Monroe, North Carolina, to ...

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - He was convicted of murder but sang his way out of prison, pardoned by a governor. That was part of his boogie woogie musical path to create the roots of rock and roll. And ...

Editor’s note: This story mentions domestic violence. If you or someone you know is in danger, call 911 or the S.D. Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-430-SAFE. A Sioux Falls man who fatally strangled ...

CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man is headed to prison for manslaughter. Jimmie Ledbetter Jr. was sentenced today for the 2024 killing of Angela Scholl, who was in the process of divorcing him.

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. Mikkel Bee ...

CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — Nearly a year after the crime, a Sioux Falls man admits he killed his wife. In a plea deal, Jimmie Ledbetter pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Angie ...

As part of a category-focused editorial structure at Candlewick Press, Emma Ledbetter has been appointed executive editorial director of picture books, a newly created role. Ledbetter is joining the ...

Precision agriculture uses tools and technologies such as GPS and sensors to monitor, measure and respond to changes within a farm field in real time. This includes using artificial intelligence ...

Rock 'n' roll exploded out of Memphis in the 1950s, but the East Texas town of Marshall helped build its launchpad decades earlier. On Sept. 26 and 27, Marshall (pop: 24,000) will celebrate its ...

With this reveal of 22 previously unheard songs, the Guthrie family hopes the radical messages in “Woody At Home” will inspire the next generation of protest songwriters. Musicians Woody Guthrie and ...