Record Store Day celebrates the perseverance and importance of independently owned and operated record stores in the United States and thousands of similar stores internationally.I can fondly remember spending the majority of my weekly allowance on the latest new releases at the local record ...
Since first tasting success as a member of the Stone Poneys with the Top 20 hit 鈥淒ifferent Drum鈥� during the mid-1960s, Linda Ronstadt has gone on to deliver an entertaining assortment of music from the genres of country, folk, jazz, R&B and country-rock.As a teenager, I ...
The colorful Leon Russell documents his long and celebrated musical journey with his first album since his highly praised collaboration with Elton John on 2010鈥檚 鈥淭he Union.鈥漌hile 鈥淭he Union鈥� reintroduced and reinforced the genius of the 72-year-old Oklahoma native, Russell鈥檚 ...
As I was finishing up my senior year of college back in 1986, I stumbled across Robert Cray鈥檚 鈥淪trong Persuader鈥� at the campus bookstore.Driven by the hit 鈥淪moking Gun鈥� and an ample amount of MTV airplay, the blues guitarist and singer had finally hit the big time with his signature ...
In 1982, Asia鈥檚 debut album was released and went on to become the best-selling album of the year. Fueled by mega-hits like 鈥淗eat of the Moment,鈥� 鈥淥nly Time Will Tell鈥� and 鈥淪ole Survivor,鈥� the supergroup鈥檚 sound quickly transformed me into a huge fan.Thirty-two years later, the ...
Aloe Blacc gracefully transforms into a debonair R&B stylist on his third album. 鈥淟ift Your Spirit鈥� signifies the major-label debut for the 35-year-old singer.Blacc鈥檚 new album continues his tradition of delivering inspiring messages in an infectious manner. With his sophomore ...
