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according to Box Office Mojo — not enough to make their list of 1,000 top-grossing films. But that 1965 adaptation of the 1959 Broadway musical is one of the biggest hits in film history.

Roberta Flack, a legendary singer and Grammy Award Lifetime Achievement Award winner, died on Feb. 24. She was 88. It was ...

"Strain stayed with the O’Jays until 1992, and left to return to the Imperials," chronicles the website. "Strain’s departure was first filled by Nathaniel Best (born December 13, 1960) and then Eric ...

Jesse Colin Young, The Youngbloods frontman and bassist who sang the counterculture classic “Get Together” and went on to a ...

The wide-ranging collection of compositions including a disco instrumental adapted from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans.

Pete Seeger was a major figure in America’s folk revival and influenced generations of musicians—including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Bragg. Seeger’s rendition of “We Shall Overcome” ...