It’s hard to think of American rock’n’roller Ritchie Valens without remembering the tragic early death that befell him. He was taken at just 17 in
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The most important thing to understand about Barbara Mandrell is that she was a musical prodigy. Prodigy is, after all, the term most people would
It would have been hard for any group to release a more appropriately-titled single in late 1977 than the Commodores did with “Too Hot Ta
A triple Grammy-winning record that ranks among the best soundtrack discs of all time reached No. 1 in America on March 23, 2002. The O
Carl Wilson is one of the most-loved and much-missed vocalists and musicians of his generation, whose glorious voice and authoritative guitar graced scores of great
In 2018, Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Laurel And Hardy (Stan And Ollie) went head to head for the second time in history. On this occasion,
When Roy Ayers rebooted his sonic identity circa 1970, his intentionality was unequivocal. Though originally inspired by jazz great Lionel Hampton (his childhood role model
From the mid-1960s to the early ’70s, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 specialized in a hugely successful strand of bossa nova-informed sophisti-pop. Their signature sound,
Released on December 7, 1999, Kelis’ Kaleidoscope arrived just as the millennium was coming to a close. A coming-of-age tale set to thumping bass and
You can’t understand the fire and brimstone of DMX’s most famous songs unless you also take into account his moments of quiet grace. On each