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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Family friend Willie Nelson famously advised mothers not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys. But we're sure he would have given Jessi Colter a pass, especially when her baby grew up to be …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Imagine a glowing Georgia twilight, with cool breezes that stir the sultry summer air with the scent of sun-warmed peaches. Now imagine that scene is a voice, and you get some idea of vocalist Lizz Wri …
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My Groove
4/19/2011
If you're tearing into burgers and beers while your racing heroes are ripping up the road, you've got to rock some tunes that tell the story of that need for speed. Burning like an engine on the verge …
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My Groove
4/19/2011
Remember, you'll need more than a cooler and a barbecue grill to get truly stoked for that race-day rampage. From hard-driving heavy metal monsters to tried-and-true classic rock companions and down-ho …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
If you're going to take the Wire journey, don't be surprised if it makes some abrupt turns, detours, and even a couple of quick about-faces along the way. Any band that can go from the primal punk mini …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Wire used the basics of '70s punk as their playbook, then set it on fire, and threw it out the window. Their earliest recordings are arty cousins to the punk patterns of the day - the sounds of the Sex …
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My Groove
4/19/2011
Some songs are written specially for a show, and then - like JosT Feliciano's chord-striking Main Theme for Chico and the Man - become smash hits in their own right. But that works the other way …
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My Groove
4/19/2011
Here's a story of a lovely theme song, a catchy little ditty sung by three girls and three boys about their blended video family - it never became a chart buster, it never won a GRAMMYr, but the "Theme …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
On "God Is Not a Secret," Newsboys lash out at the bean counters who suggested they increase their already considerable following by watering down the ministry angle ("Drop the God, emphasize the beat" …
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