SAN FRANCISCO — The 49ers were trailing late in the fourth quarter en route to another frustrating loss at Monster Park. Fans were restless. Just then, 57-year-old Stacy Samuels of Fairfax walked down ...

In addition to being a professor of sociology and criminal justice at SUNY Plattsburgh, Steve Light is also a respected scholar of banjo-ology. Light has mastered his art exploring the musical outer ...

ALBANY -- Tony Trischka is simply a mindbogglingly good banjo player. And naturally enough, he surrounds himself with fellow musicians who are up to the challenge of playing with him -- musicians like ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Arthur Smith, a music legend and TV pioneer from Charlotte, died Thursday at the age of 93, according to WSOC-TV. Smith gained national attention in 1955 after composing a banjo ...

Pre-telecast: 1 p.m. Sunday, streams live on grammy.com Awards show: 8 p.m. Sunday, telecast on KFMB/Channel 8 Popping Off: George Varga will be blogging about ...

There’s an instrumental edit, too, with musician Rhiannon Giddens commenting that "I used to say many times as soon as Beyoncé puts the banjo on a track my job is done. Well, I didn’t expect the banjo ...