Music

"I did it to show my appreciation to America ... I love this country." Jose Feliciano, on singing the national anthem his way. His performance at the 1968 World Series sparked a national controversy.

ALA.NI says it best: "LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE.Take it where you can get it, cause lord knows we need as much of it right now in this mad, mad world." That's at the heart of "Not Coming Home."

Listen to the prolific songwriter perform at World Cafe Live and speak with host Talia Schlanger about his latest album, Gathering.

The band led by Evan Stephens Hall is getting ready to release an as-yet-untitled new album in 2018.

In the video for the first single off their new album, Con Todo El Mundo, the Texan trio celebrates Iranian women before the 1979 revolution.

"A song is just a song," the Australian singer says. "But at the very least, I hope it will open up difficult yet important conversations."

On a forthcoming record, the dynamic Nashville singer swathes his limestone-and-gravel vocals in horns and strings, expanding on a Southern soul sound.

On Wednesday, New Orleans said farewell to a favorite native son, the legendary singer and pianist Fats Domino.

The contemporary R&B singer collaborates with her father — blues and soul legend Syl Johnson — to craft a consciously retro-sounding album which feels both vital and knowing.