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2/23/2010
Johnny Cash was such a prolific writer (more than 1,000 songs to his credit), it's no wonder so many artists were drawn to his songs. Some of the covers, such as the Oak Ridge Boys' "Daddy Sang Bass," …
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2/23/2010
For the most part, Johnny Cash stayed close to home when it came to artists he covered. Not only was Kris Kristofferson a personal friend, but one of Nashville's (or anywhere's) most-covered songwriter …
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2/23/2010
Unrepentant socialist, unabashed romantic, unflinching observer of the human condition, Billy Bragg is the overlooked genius in a T-shirt and jeans. Part Woody Guthrie, part Noam Chomsky, he's not at a …
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2/23/2010
Elvis pioneered a new species of hyper-literate singer-songwriter who kicked over cultural and stylistic barriers on a pilgrimage to his/her music's emotional core - although Costello's eclectic scope …
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2/23/2010
Now that you've got the gist of electro's two decade-plus history - you know, lots of queasy drum machines and slippery synth lines - it's time to focus on some of the scene's strongest tracks, the kin …
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2/23/2010
Oh to be a club kid in the early '80s, a free-wheeling time of discovery where many nighttime spots could get away with playing punk, hip-hop, new-wave, and electro. About that last record store …
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2/23/2010
There's something for everyone in Sondheim's work - try the satirical toe-tapper "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid," a breezy standout from the soundtrack to the movie version of his first hit as a compo …
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2/23/2010
Stephen Sondheim - winner of more Tonyr Awards than any other composer - single-handedly reinvented the Broadway musical, tackling out-there subjects in brilliant, adventurous ways, and illuminating hi …
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2/22/2010
From Cheo Feliciano's rageful "Anacaona" and RubTn Blades' existentialist epic "Pedro Navaja" to Ray Barretto's explosive "Indestructible" and HTctor LavoT's mystically tinged "El Todopoderoso," these …
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