Johnny Nash’s trip to Jamaica in 1968 led to one of the first U.S. reggae hits
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The Tams released a Carolina beach music classic in 1968
Rufus scored one last hit with this 1983 smash
Matt Wardlaw and D.X. Ferris are joined by author Greg Renoff to discuss Van Halen Rising, his popular new book that covers the early years of the legendary group.
JJ Jackson scored big with his classic dance hit in 1966 and again in 1969
On Love Is The Great Rebellion, Australian native Ben Lee kicks in the next phase of his lengthy career by launching his debut with Warner Bros. Records. A mixture of…
“I’d Rather Go Blind” was a B-side that practically defined the R&B genre
The Staple Singers let go of the past on this 1975 classic
Candi Staton is known for a disco hit but there is much more
The legendary songwriters had a smash of their own in ’84
In revisiting Green, I have to remove myself from the R.E.M.-worshiper that I was in the ’80’s; I was younger and a bit more crassly idealistic. Having not cared for…
A funny thing happened to Everest on the road to releasing their second album. The plan was to release the album on Vapor Records, just as they had released their…
ItÁ¢€â„¢s been a busy time lately for Marshall Crenshaw: He released his 10th studio album, Jaggedland, last month; itÁ¢€â„¢s his first proper release in six years, and his first for…
Purchase this CD (Amazon) George Harrison was an intensely spiritual man, but the compilation gods have never been kind to him. His first best-of Á¢€” actually a kiss-off from Apple/Capitol…
Gary Wright, The Dream Weaver, has two new EPs out, Waiting To Catch The Light, a set of new-age compositions, and The Light of a Million Suns, several cuts that…
Okay, this is how I think it’s going to go down: before the end of the year, a major player in the music industry will announce that it’ll no longer…