Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ellas McDaniel became Bo Diddley when he was a teenager. He had been raised in Mississippi by his aunt, Gussie ...

Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero. With an instantly identifiable tone, his guitar could sing (the “Play it, ...

MLB analysts are questioning the Toronto Blue Jays' delay in re-signing star Bo Bichette, especially after the team's significant investment in pitcher Dylan Cease. Concerns over Bichette's injury ...

Steve Cropper, one of the true pillars of Stax Records, has died. Cropper’s son, Cameron, confirmed his passing to Variety. He was 84. The Missouri-born Cropper moved to Memphis at the age of 9, got ...

Steve Cropper, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who helped form the “Memphis soul” sound on Stax Records recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Booker T. & the M.G.’s, died today. He ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Hat worn on stage by Bo Diddley for ...

The Toronto Blue Jays landed one of the top free agent pitchers in the offseason after Dylan Cease agreed to a seven-year, $210 million contract with the reigning American League pennant winners. With ...

After coming tantalizingly close to winning the 2025 World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays are the active team here early in the offseason. They signed free-agent starter Dylan Cease to a seven-year, ...

The Boston Red Sox are off and running for an active offseason. There apparently is at least one player they won't be going after, though: Bo Bichette. The Toronto Blue Jays free agent will be the ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - OCTOBER 31: Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts after the third out during the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six of the 2025 World Series at ...

Bo Bichette is flirting with a division rival. Following a trip to the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays, the now-free agent shortstop recently had a “serious” Zoom meeting with the Boston Red ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The poker player in Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins isn’t about to so much as hint at the negotiations with one of the team’s most popular (and now free-agent) players. But ...