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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
The deeper we burrow into the Doors' dark soul, the wider the swings from pole to pole. In "End of the Night," Robby Krieger's whammy bar drops the trapdoor from beneath our feet, Ray Manzarek's organ …
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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
Truth was the Doors' torch, and they clutched it firmly, even as the ground beneath them began to rock and crumble. For all the stories of excess and misadventures, the Doors were, at heart, seekers, p …
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3/23/2010
During a painfully brief four-year run, Creedence churned out more bona-fide classics than other "legendary" bands managed in the course of decades. Their greazy stew of rock's roots and fruits, combin …
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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
Rush always tried to move with the times - the lion-maned '70s rockers embraced electronics and mullet mania in the '80s and went stripped-down modern in later years, never losing their old-school gust …
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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
Whether they're New World Men or today's Tom Sawyers, Rush have been making majestic, larger-than-life music as far back as the start of the '70s. Since then, they've weaved everything from proto-metal …
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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
Laurie Berkner's platinum-selling, award-magnet music may be written for kids, but even adults have a hard time resisting the rousing chorus ("Hey Victor, hey Freddie, let's eat some spaghetti!") of he …
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My Groove
3/23/2010
Before it was his TV theme song, Bob Hope sang "Thanks for the Memory" to U.S. servicemen over the radio airwaves and on his U.S.O. tours all over the world. Back at home the Andrews Sisters swore thei …
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My Groove
3/23/2010
Before there was TV, there was the radio and the living room piano, and for Americans during the years of World War II music was more than just entertainment - it was a thread that helped weave togethe …
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Artist Essentials
3/23/2010
Prepare to be stunned by Alison Goldfrapp's musical range - she's just as persuasive delivering moody, unnerving tunes as she is unleashing futuristic disco stompers, and 2003's Black Cherry sho …
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