Ethel Ray Nance’s story is being told, and by her granddaughter, Karen. It’s chronicled in a new book called “Ethel Ray: Living in the White, Gray and Black.” Ethel Ray was the first African ...

DULUTH — City Council President Janet Kennedy read a mayoral proclamation Thursday morning declaring April 13 as Ethel Ray Nance Day in honor of a pioneering figure who broke through many barriers, ...

Henry Banks, community activist, is pushing to get more recognition out there for Ethel Ray Nance. She was born in Duluth, on April 13, 1899, and grew up in the Hillside. After graduating from Central ...

Ray Nance recorded Body and Soul, his first album as a leader, in May 1969, almost thirty years after he took over Cootie Williams' trumpet chair in the Duke Ellington orchestra, but only about two ...

In memoriam: "This Week" remembers those we lost. April 26, 2009 -- Bea Arthur, 86 -- Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress. J.G. Ballard, 78 -- Novelist, "Empire of the Sun." Ray Nance, 94 -- A D-Day ...

Billy Ray “Buddy” Nance, 91, passed away October 21, 2022, at Whitestone in Greensboro, NC. A service will take place Wednesday, October 26th, at 1pm at the WhiteStone Chapel in Greensboro. Buddy was ...

The storied journey of the “Bedford Boys” came to an end Sunday with the death of the group’s last surviving member, Ray Nance. Nance, 94, was among the 35 young men from Bedford who stormed ...

In Don Heckman’s Jazz Spotlight, “Take a bow, players,” he lists past jazz violinists Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith. He also mentions some of the newer ones such as Regina Carter and ...

Ronald Ray Nance, 71, of Greenfield, formerly of Frankfort, passed away at his residence, Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was born May 20, 1947, in Frankfort, to James C. and Ethel (Williams) Nance Sr.