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His drumming lent spontaneity and imagination to the unfettered sound of seminal rock ’n’ roll [+]
How Beyoncé Jolted the Cuban Singer Daymé Arocena Into a Fresh Era
The prodigious jazz singer came to embrace her inner pop star on a new album [+]
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Damo Suzuki, Singer Who Ignited the Experimental Band Can, Dies at 74
His free-spirited music ignored genre boundaries. “If you’re a creative person,” he once said, “it’s [+]
‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New Generation
Jason Michael Webb, the show’s guest music director, said he wants audiences at the musical [+]
Ye Has a No. 1 Album for the 11th Time With ‘Vultures 1’
The rapper’s collaboration LP with Ty Dolla Sign debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the [+]
Founder of the New Christy Minstrels Randy Sparks Dies at 90
With a keen eye for young talent, he helped boost the careers of Steve Martin, [+]
Brian Wilson’s Family Seeks a Conservatorship
Mr. Wilson, whose musical genius powered the Beach Boys, has “a major neurocognitive disorder,” according [+]
7 Stellar Songs for a Saturn Return
Inspired by Kacey Musgraves’s latest single, hear tracks by No Doubt, Stevie Wonder, R.E.M. and [+]
How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later
The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 [+]