Joy Oladokun is making her Grand Ole Opry debut - and one of her heroes broke the news! On Monday night, Oladokun shared a ...
Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone era when the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead opened their shows with an acoustic set ...
Joy Oladokun was all of 10 years old when she first witnessed the performance that would forever change her life. The child of Nigerian immigrants growing up in a mostly white Arizona farming ...
On June 11, 1988, a baby-faced Tracy Chapman, guitar in hand, stepped to the mic at the 70th birthday concert held in celebration of the then-imprisoned anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Gently ...
A small town located just outside of Phoenix, Casa Grande doesn’t have an active music scene. For singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun, who grew up there, that wasn’t an obstacle. “I loved growing up there, ...
Singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun joined All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro to talk about her latest album, in defense of my own happiness. Joy Oladokun Finds Her Spotlight It's been remarkable to watch ...
Joy Oladokun's recent Ryman Auditorium show was a testament to her self-made success and unique artistry. The performance was a genre-bending blend of gospel, rock, and soul, reflecting Oladokun's ...
January can be a little dreary, so why not brighten up your mood and treat yourself to a night of music and entertainment this month? WHAT: Brad Paisley with special guest and Kentucky native Tyra ...
It’s been 10 years since Joy Oladokun released her first recording — an independent EP called “Cathedrals.” Since then the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has released five critically acclaimed ...
Talent, tenacity and rave reviews are, sadly, no guarantee of success in music or any other artistic field, for that matter. But some of the most rewarding musicians are all the more impressive for ...