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Big Joe Williams’s 1930s song went through multiple manifestations, most memorably when Van Morrison’s Them covered it ...
Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Michelle Shiers. Spoon have released two new songs, “Chateau Blues” and “Guess I’m Fallin in Love.” ...
Thirty-five years ago today, a blues rock legend at the height of his fame died in a tragic helicopter accident.
Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about his career, from touring with Elvis to singing at prisons. He died in 2003.
Traditionally, veteran rock bands wait until they’ve finished a whole new album to release music from that album. They often ...
Britt Daniel talks about Spoon's two new songs, gives a progress report on their next album, and talks about meeting Paul ...
Supporting "The Mandrake Project" and other solo records, Iron Maiden frontman used his powerful voice to shake the House of ...
(One tasty tidbit savored in the film is a focus on the actual songwriter of “Born to Be Wild,” the musician who became known as Mars Bonfire. It was originally written more as a folk ballad, more ...
Since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing last month, I have been listening to Black Sabbath. A lot of Black Sabbath. So much Black ...
Released on August 30, 1965, Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited marked a seismic shift in both his career and the landscape of popular music. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the album stands ...
The Concert for the Hall of Fame took place 30 years ago today at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The electrifying, six-hour concert featuring over 40 legendary artists across generations was staged to ...
A Birmingham, Alabama native, Johnson’s a longtime member of Aerosmith’s touring lineup, on backing vocals and keyboards.