MARQUETTE, Iowa – It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day’s last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their ...

Ocean Springs, Mississippi, native Brett "Leland" McLaughlin cowrote a Christmas song that netted a No. 1 Billboard hit for Cher.

When I was first hired to cover the Mississippi River basin for the Journal Sentinel in 2022, I knew I'd be spending a lot of time in the car driving along the river. And as anyone who spends a lot of ...

An Ocean Springs man is part of a songwriting team that landed a No. 1 spot on Billboard with a single recorded by Cher, "DJ Play a Christmas Song." Brett McLaughlin, who goes by the professional name ...

LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Playing For Change, a Certified B Corp (Social Purpose Corporation) and global music collective dedicated to inspiring and connecting the world through music ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's "American Idol" winner, Jamal Roberts, dropped a new song celebrating the beauty of the Magnolia State. The song called "Mississippi" highlights family, faith and ...

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation. The current governor, Republican Tate Reeves, ...

Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform (and Willow, the boat captain’s dog, listens) during a Sept. 13 music cruise on the Mississippi River ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...