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Artist Essentials
12/15/2009
Though Bob Dylan will be remembered and celebrated for shooting barbs into the raw nerve endings of our national psyche, he's much more than a barbarian at the gates of power. In "The Times They Are A- …
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Other Mix
12/15/2009
The young folksinger's world was colonized with a young man's idealistic dreams, standing shoulder to shoulder like so many freedom riders. In "When the Ship Comes In," Dylan goes Biblical when his cry …
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My Groove
12/15/2009
Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" may be one of Motown's best-selling singles ever, but let's be honest - when it comes to honeymoon romance, what really counts is that the song is hot. Really hot. hot. …
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Artist Essentials
12/15/2009
Given that Christmas heralded Mannheim Steamroller's breakthrough to multi-platinum sales, it was only natural that creator Chip Davis would want to extend his brand to other holidays, notably Hallowee …
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Artist Essentials
12/15/2009
Back when "new age" was actually new - in fact, before it even had the name "new age" - a composer named Chip Davis had an idea for a band with what was then a new sound. He had co-created the m …
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Genres & History
12/15/2009
An alternate take of the reelin' and rollin' standard "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" shows off Huey "Piano" Smith's sick skills on the keyboard, while Victoria Spivey accompanies herself …
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Genres & History
12/15/2009
For the blues greats of the 88s, look no further than Piano Blues Essentials. We've gathered together the best of musical history's blues black-and-whites, with everything from a piano-roll play …
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Artist Essentials
12/15/2009
What do you do after you define the big-beat sound of a country with cuts like the smokin' sonic cloud "Vapor Trail"? If you're the Crystal Method, you shake up your own stuff proper, bringing in heavy …
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Artist Essentials
12/15/2009
It's easy to say that L.A.-based producers Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland - better known as the Crystal Method - make great music to club by, but it's a little harder to define what exactly makes it so …
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