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El pasito duranguense has become one of the most popular forms of Latin music in the United States over the past decade. What's the appeal? People who have grown up around norte±o styles from Mexico ar …

Country and greatest performers have always tapped into the highs and lows, hopes and heartaches, of average people. But while the subjects the likes of Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson sa …

The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother No. 1, Mr. Excitement. By any name, James Brown stands alone. From pleading soul-cry ballads to urgent funk jams, he conceived and commanded a rhy …