It was a night of firsts. And it was second to none. The Knoxville Smokies played its first game at Covenant Health Park on April 15 against the Chattanooga Lookouts in front of an announced crowd of ...

When one learns of a genius musician, it’s hard not to research everything one can about that artist’s process. This is especially the case if you’re a musician yourself. I’ve spent quite a bit of ...

In the late 1950s, a teenage Neil Diamond wrote his first song for his then-girlfriend, who would become his first wife, Jayne Posner, who he was married to from 1963 through 1969. The simple doo-wop ...

Pooh Shiesty’s first attempt at writing a “First Day Out” song came while he was still locked up. During his three-year bid in USP Canaan in Pennsylvania, he wrote raps whenever he could—using scraps ...