Quincy Jones left his indelible touch on some of the 20th century’s most iconic albums. Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Netflix
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Jim Croce went from struggling folk musician to chart-topping singer-songwriter.
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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs at Paradiso in Amsterdam in March 1988.
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When news broke July 26,...
Puerto Rican singer Residente performs in Havana in 2010. His back reads, ‘We receive flowers and bullets in the very same heart.’
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Willie Nelson’s unofficial theme song, “On the Road Again,” remains accurate as he turns 90 on April 29, 2023....
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The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and...
Charlie Watts – a humble drummer behind a humble kit.
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by Victor Coelho, Boston University
In an era when rock drummers were larger-than-life...
