Lucinda Williams talks about writing and performing rock ‘n’ roll after her stroke

LOS ANGELES – A little too country for rock ‘n’ roll, and a little too rock ‘n’ roll for country, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams has always played by her own rules. That’s never changed — even after November 2020, when she suffered a stroke. Williams underwent grueling rehabilitation, eventually leading to her memoir, “Don’t Tell … Read more

Why the NFL cares about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Not orchestrated by the NFL,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy … Read more

Chiefs’ Kelce: ‘Just got to keep living’ as relationship with Taylor Swift consumes spotlight

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Travis Kelce has long prided himself on his ability to compartmentalize his personal life and his professional life. That ability has been put to the test the past few weeks. Ever since the All-Pro tight end’s budding relationship with pop superstar Taylor Swift surfaced shortly before the Kansas City Chiefs’ game … Read more

On ‘Carolyn’s Boy,’ Darius Rucker pays loving tribute to his greatest inspiration: his late mother

LOS ANGELES – In 1992, country star Darius Rucker ’s mom died of a heart attack. That was two years before his band, Hootie and the Blowfish, would release their debut record “Cracked Rear View.” It went No. 1 and eventually become diamond certified, twice. Carolyn Rucker didn’t get to experience her son’s incredible success … Read more