Paul Whiteman

More than a decade ago, I wrote a couple essays defending disco music. Read More

The Riviera Nightclub atop the Palisades--both the original in the old Villa Richard Restaurant in the Coytesville section of the Palisades from 1931 to 1936 when it burned down, and the one built and opened in 1937 by Ben Marden closer to the George Washington Bridge atop the cliffs--was one of the major hotspots in the U.S. during the Swing and Big Band era. Read More

Dick Clark, who took a Philadelphia dance show nationwide and brought rock-and-roll into America's living rooms every weekday afternoon for decades, shaping tastes and making careers, died of a massive heart attack Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. Read More

Long before the term "crossover artist" existed, George Gershwin blazed the trail. Read More

His influence today proves him to be one of the greatest creators of all time, but Jackson's art--like that of many black artists--still doesn't get the full respect it deserves. Read More