“When we went to record it, the record company and a lot of people who advised us said, ‘Man, they won’t play that, it’s too long.’ Cos songs could only be like two or three minutes, like the old ...

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Sammy Hagar was always a massive of rock and roll, but sometimes loving an artist goes beyond a simple musical obsession, ...

Joe Walsh's exceptional ability with a six-string brought a new dynamic to the Eagles, and it led to some of their best music ...

Singer-songwriter Ryan Lee Crosby calls his latest album an “authentically made modern-day analog field recording of a century-old blues tradition.” The new album, “At the Blue Front,” was released ...

Most Americans know the name B.B. King. On what would have been his 100th birthday, we remind of why he was the King of the Blues.

Foley's latest lesson unpacks the Piedmont fingerpicking style perfected by the likes of Elizabeth Cotten – and there's some ...

The album was recorded in early 1973 at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia, and produced by Al Kooper, an experienced session musician who had previously played on landmark songs including The Rolling ...

Bob Ruggiero has been writing about music, books, visual arts and entertainment for the Houston Press since 1997, with an ...

Live music has an undeniable magic. It’s the kind of magic that makes people tap their feet, sway in rhythm, or belt out lyrics in unison.

It was Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt's first time back in Green Bay in seven years, and she didn't disappoint Sept ...

Before he became a country music icon in his own right, Johnny Cash played rhythm guitar in a rowdy German bar band.