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Genres & History
1/18/2011
Brazil may be the fifth-largest country in the world - spanning three time zones, it shares a border with every South American country save Ecuador and Chile - but that hasn't stopped us from scouring …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
So many hot pickers have come out of Nashville that the Country Music Hall of Fame ought to have a fire extinguisher in every corner, but a handful have truly hopped to the top of the heap. Merle Travi …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
These aren't just guitar heroes; they're six-string superheroes, leaping long fretboards in a single bound and paving a path to a picker's paradise. They come from every spot on the sonic spectrum - bl …
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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
Not only was Deep Purple blessed with more than one fierce frontman; the band also racked up a string of stunning guitarists even after six-string sorcerer Ritchie Blackmore split the scene. That's for …
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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
When terms like "British rock royalty" get tossed around, there are only a few names that truly fit the bill. Deep Purple is surely one of those names. Heavy metal as we know it would have sounded very …
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Genres & History
1/18/2011
Who better to begin with than the immortal Billie Holiday, whose sultry vocals straddled the ever-blurry jazz-blues line? Holiday's co-composition "God Bless the Child" showcases her at her best, while …
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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
Although J. Geils was the nominal leader of the group, it was singer Peter Wolf and keyboardist Seth Justman who were the real creative force within the band, both as writers and performers. When the t …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
As we close out our cruise through the waters of yacht rock, we set sail for foreign shores, where we'll discover some of its greatest stylists. Our first port of call is Australia, where the Little Ri …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
Should you ever find yourself adrift on the high musical seas, longing for the soft, sweet sound whose wave crested somewhere between our nation's bicentennial and 1984, then come sail away with us int …
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