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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
Right here in the Basics, you have a microcosm of Donovan's career, from his Dylan/Guthrie phase ("Colours," "Catch the Wind") to his kandy-kolored-tangerine-flake phase ("Atlantis," Hurdy Gurdy Man"). …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
Jump blues crossed the color line when it was still unfashionable - and even a little dangerous - to do so. With white practitioners such as Louis Prima and black artists like Louis Jordan, it directly …
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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
The godfather of jazz, both as composer and bandleader, began his half-century at the apex of popular music in Washington, D.C. before settling in New York in the mid-'20s. Here, his mastery of the "ju …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
The motorcycle revving, the startled cry of the protagonist, the somber bass drum beat following the inevitable accident - all of these contribute to one of pop's mini-masterpieces, the Shangri-Las' "L …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
Two decades away from New Jack's heyday, there remains a whole lot of hard-grooving history to uncover, beyond the handful of hits you still hear today. Father MC's "I'll Do 4 U" not only wrapped hip-h …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
New Jack Swing wasn't just about sound; it was about style - a fashion sense that blended hip-hop with Harlem Renaissance; a whole roll call of syncopated dance moves, from the Running Man to the Roger …
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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
The Bigfoot-sized musical footprints of Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry affected almost everything that followed in rock. But even beyond their titanic influence, Ferry & co. will be remembered best for wha …
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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
The thumbnail sketch of Roxy Music as glam-rock godfathers isn't inaccurate, but it leaves out a lot. Sure, their cross-dressing-rock 'n' roll-spacemen look turned plenty of heads in its day, but they' …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
Who would've guessed that Willie Nelson would dip into Hoagy Carmichael's song bag for one of his most beloved tunes? Or that Natalie Cole would team with her late father for a truly "Unforgettable" pe …
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