A Queens Boy Under African Skies: Paul Simon Is 80
How Graceland helped guide me to a lifelong love for global music
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I’ll Never Give You One Reason To Cry: Farewell, Don Everly
One of the Founding Fathers of Rock & Roll passes on at 84
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ALBUMS: Tony Allen Leaves Behind a Lasting Legacy
Tony Allen (Image: Blue Note) Tony Oladipo Allen, who died last year, was a legend of the drum kit, a musician that was never content to confine his playing to a single style. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and was a rule breaker right out of the gate. He never played African drums or percussion. Instead, he was fascinated by American jazz, and spent many hours absorbing
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Tony Levin at 75
An exclusive birthday chat with the bass legend about his time with King Crimson, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel and more
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With a Superb New Album, Tom Jones Intertwines Music With Memories
On the cusp of 81, the Welsh pop icon still knocks ’em dead as Surrounded By Time sees him tackling tunes by Dylan, Macca, the Stones and more
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Paul Simon Is Not a Footnote
Why his legacy will stand the test of time
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Phoebe Bridgers To Release Latest EP on Vinyl
The anticipated physical edition of Copycat Killer comes out on May 14th via Dead Oceans
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How Sting Built The Soul Cages 30 Years Ago
Looking back at the Policeman’s understated triumph as songpoet and stealth-progger
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Hello Darkness: Simon & Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence Turns 55
The folk rock duo’s second album was the one that saved them, and us
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Two Trains Running: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Yardbirds and the Blues-Rock Explosion of 1965
The duel between these blues rock classics helped bring 1965 to a landing with a bang
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“The Lure of Irresponsibility”: Willie Nelson’s Honeysuckle Rose Turns 40
Loosely based on the 1939 film Intermezzo, the Red Headed Stranger’s hit Hollywood turn introduced him to a new generation of music fans
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Dion’s American Tune
On Blues With Friends, Mr. DiMucci enters his seventh decade in rock with a gang of famous pals
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So Long, Simon & Garfunkel: ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ at 50
The duo’s final official studio LP together remains pop’s fondest farewell
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Goodbye Paulie, King of Corona
Paul Simon’s farewell chronicled the beauty, and death, of American togetherness
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Remembering 9/11 Through Song
Watch these stirring performances from the America: A Tribute to Heroes Telethon
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