San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa was announced as one of the recipients of the National Medal of Arts, the highest award conferred on artists and arts patrons by the United States. President Joe Biden ...
Legendary trumpeter “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. One of the pioneers of “bebop” jazz, he is considered one of the greatest trumpeters to ever play.
For guitarist and so-called shy Beatle George Harrison, there were a group of American artists who had the same effect on him, carving a place for themselves in his heart. During a conversation with ...