Professor Longhair’s rumba-mambo-barrelhouse-boogie-blues piano set the stage for generations of New Orleans pianists. Songwriter, pianist and producer Allen Toussaint, one of many famous fans of ...

YouTube star Adam Reader, known as the Professor of Rock, is getting his own radio show, launching this October with Skyview Networks. Classic Rock U will combine Reader’s extensive music knowledge ...

Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, and who in his later years remained an in-demand player among young musicians — ...

Some people swear Professor Longhair (1918—1980) was at the very first New Orleans Mardi Gras back in 1699. However, the truth is that he probably started boppin' and hoppin' at the annual celebration ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A professor at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music was recognized as a musical icon Saturday night when he and the other members of Dave Matthews Band were inducted ...

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Steve Rock, professor of educational specialties, transitioned to the role of Faculty Senate chair at the final senate meeting of the semester, May 9. Rock served as chair-elect during 2006-07. "This ...

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