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5/26/2009
Talk about big impressions. The former Birmingham footballer whom Gladys Knight dubbed the "The Velvet Teddy Bear" won the hearts of millions as the champ of 2003's American Idol sing-off. Follo …
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5/26/2009
Beyond his wife, Rita, three women occupied center stage in Bob Marley's musical saga. Cedella Marley Booker, a dynamo in a do-rag whose alto voice booms out with a matriarch's authority, sings "Brown …
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5/26/2009
Not only did Bob Marley bequeath his audience a musical strongbox packed with gorgeous melodies and lyrics resounding with a prophet's insight, but he also left behind an extended family. These musicia …
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5/26/2009
"Pick Up the Pieces" is one of disco's era-defining instrumentals. (OK, they shout, "Pick up the pieces!" every now and then; don't be so picky.) Because the tune was so rhythm-driven, many questions a …
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5/26/2009
Stevie does Stevie on a smokin', super-blues Vaughan cover of the Stevie Wonder smash "Superstition." It's just one of the many wonders in our Stevie Ray Vaughan Deep Cuts, where you'll find shoulda-be …
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5/26/2009
In the grand scheme of things, Stevie Ray Vaughan's time on the scene went by in a brief flash of genius. Which makes it all the more incredible that his legacy is as lasting as his talent was vast. A …
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5/26/2009
Are you thinking what we're thinking? Namely, the following: How did the garage-groomed, pedal-through-the-floor punk rockers of Barely Legal and its follow-up EP, a.k.a. I-D-I-O-T, end u …
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5/26/2009
Look, we can't blame you for assigning a short shelf life to the Hives after they landed smack dab at the forefront of the garage rock revival in 2002. (See the instant Molotov cocktail recipe of Ve …
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5/26/2009
Listen to the breathtaking backbeat of "You Never Talked About Me" or the sock-hop stroll of "The Answer to Everything," and it's easy to see how Del Shannon's way with turning a mere song into somethi …
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