J.D. Harris (far left) spent most of his life in Asheville, North Carolina, where he took part in the Okeh recording sessions in 1925. A century ago, OKeh Records made the first attempt at capturing ...

LOCAL STAR: Ernest Helton, left, a West Asheville-based musician of Native American heritage, performed “Royal Clog” for Okeh Records. He and his brother Osey, also seen in this circa-1940 photo, were ...

There's always plenty of talk about musicians who had an enormous impact on jazz's direction. From Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young to Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Lennie ...