Even before joining with Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in the legendary Three Tenors, Luciano Pavarotti personified the definition of international superstar. A man of outsized passions and equally …

Of all history's great musical clans (the Osmonds, the Partridge Family, etc.), one of the most illustrious had its roots in 19th-century Austria and bore the name Strauss. Without them, there would be …

"Silky Soul" was a tribute to Frankie Beverly's mentor, Marvin Gaye, not to mention the title of a chart-topping album and Top 40 hit. "Can't Get Over You," which is from the same album and in much the …

The children of pop legends often inherit a burden of unfair expectation from their revered mothers and fathers, but Natalie Cole's career is a beacon of hereditary success. From her landmark R&B cuts  …

American pop legend Peggy Lee captivated the world with a voice that holds a generous hint of seduction, and a delivery that suggests she never had to try too hard. Her biggest hits spanned decades: "W …

What we've got here are the finest sides of one of the finest careers in all entertainment. Here's where Lou Rawls scaled the top of the charts, all the while wrapping his plush pipes around pure pop p …

Though she died at the age of 44, Billie Holiday left us with an impressively deep and varied catalog. Her true gift was her ability to seize (or caress) any lyric and tell an intimate and moving story …

Lady Day's languid phrasing and quavering delivery gave her the expressiveness of a blues artist, conveying deep sadness and personal experience in an unparalleled fashion. Hard living took a devastati …

There's something undeniably larger-than-life about CTline Dion. The commanding power of her voice and the scale of her international popularity set her head and shoulders above the closest competition …