Billie Holiday

jazz Pop Punk 

Kira Roessler Turns to Jazz on ‘Enigma’

August 4, 2026August 5, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Black Flag, Dave Bach, Enigma, Kira, Kira Roessler, ORG Music, Paul Roessler, Ron Carter

A conversation with the former Black Flag bassist about her second solo LP

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African Blues Gospel 

‘Never Turn Back’ and the Lasting Power of Music

June 22, 2025 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2025, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Ma Rainey, Mamie Smith, MoPOP, Muddy Waters, Museum of Pop Culture, Never Turn Back, Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music, Seattle, Washington

A look inside a very special MoPOP exhibit

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Alternative Rock Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Silver and Gold: U2’s Rattle and Hum at 35

October 10, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Angel of Harlem, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bono, Desire, Island Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Paramount, Rattle and Hum, The Edge, U2, When Love Comes To Town

Reflecting on the Irish band’s polarizing double album

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jazz 

REISSUES: Free At Last Extended Edition by The Mal Waldron Trio

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Clarence Becton, ECM, Eric Dolphy, Free At Last, Isla Eckinger, Mal Waldron, Mal Waldron Trio

ECM capped off its 50th year celebration with a long overdue revamp of the label’s flagship title

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Soul 

An Artist in Transition: Sam Cooke’s The Complete Keen Years (1957-1960)

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Billie Holiday, Keen Records, Sam Cooke, Soul, Summertime, The Complete Keen Years 1957-1960, Vaughn Monroe

A concise box set shines a most necessary light on the soul legend’s early secular days

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Pop 

Make Someone Happy: A Conversation with Tony Bennett

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Lady Gaga, Louis Armstrong, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tony Bennett

The RNRG is so blessed to publish this exclusive chat with the 93-year-old Italian-American icon

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