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Artist Essentials
9/21/2010
Luis Miguel first stepped into the Latin-pop spotlight as a 12-year-old. Growing up fast, he reintroduced himself in the '90s with such seductive bolero classics as "No Se, Tu" and "Media Vuelta." Migu …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
Classic rock cuts don't slip in the door when no one's looking - they crash through the wall, shaking the room with each mighty footstep, making their presence known in no uncertain terms. The Moody Bl …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
In the fast-moving music world, where things can turn inside out in an eye-blink, classic rockers are the eternal guardians of the rock 'n' roll animal in us all. Whether you want to take a Rototom-rol …
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Artist Essentials
9/21/2010
At 45, Tina Turner staged one of the most phenomenal comebacks in pop history on the back of "What's Love Got to Do With It?" - part sociological treatise, part historical observation, all classic pop …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
Hits from movies dominated 1982, with Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky III and Vangelis' theme from Chariots of Fire offering contrasting approaches to portrayals of men-in-shorts …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
The sounds of blue-eyed soul are alive and well today, with new artists busting out from all corners. Framlingham, England, may not be up there with Memphis and Detroit among soul hotspots, but British …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
True soul music is colorblind, stirring up a heart-pounding passion in people from every background. The singers who were tagged with the "blue-eyed soul" label as early as the mid-'60s are no e …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
For 200 years, Cuba has slow-boiled into a unique and fine-tasting stew of musical fusion, a place where diverse styles (principally from Spain and West Africa) blended, re-formed, then reappeared thro …
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Genres & History
9/21/2010
The Commodores exemplify their dancin' and dreamy sides, respectively, with "Brick House" and "Easy." Jimmy Buffett recounts a quasi-autobiographical experience in "Margaritaville," Heart demonstrates …
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