Thornton was the first to record one of today's most-widely celebrated hits, "Hound Dog," all while signed to a Houston, Black-owned record label, Don Robey's Peacock Records. I just turned the ...

As one of its public offerings in celebration of the arts and humanities, “Kaleidoscope” presents a lecture Tuesday at 4 p.m.

FULL SPECIAL: UNSUNG HEROES OF ALABAMA | BLACK HISTORY MOMENTS | JAZZ HALL OF FAME | MUSIC OF THE MOVEMENT | FAME RECORDING STUDIO | VOICE OF THE TEMPTATIONS | BCRI HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH ...