Between the psychedelic journeys and the synthesizer swirls, it's possible to forget that Steve Miller cut his teeth as an apprentice blues guitarist in Chicago. But no matter how far afield he travele …

BeBe & CeCe Winans' smooth soul number "Lost Without You," from 1988, was among the family's first crossover hits, and established the pair as perhaps the premier male-female R&B duo of the era. But ev …

First he was an actor, then a rapper revamping tired rhyme schemes, and now Mos Def's balancing both like a modern day da Vinci. With so many role reversals to his credit, you'd think Mos Def wouldn't  …

Whether you're a Loggins lover who needs to catch up on Kenny's back-story, or a Loggins & Messina fan ready for a refresher on the solo success of Mr. "Footloose," you're in the right place. Kenny Log …

Loggins & Messina were responsible for some of the most dazzlingly seamless studio creations of the '70s, but don't think for a moment that means they couldn't deliver in front of a crowd. An in-concer …

Plenty of people play rock 'n' roll, but Fats Domino is rock 'n' roll. When he laid his hefty hands across those 88s and started rippling the keys, the resulting sound made the whole world move. He's o …

Fats Domino may have ruled rock 'n' roll radio everywhere from the Bay Area to the Big Apple, but he was New Orleans born and bred, and that fact shone through in every ivory he ever tickled. But somet …

Although J. Geils was the nominal leader of the group, it was singer Peter Wolf and keyboardist Seth Justman who were the real creative force within the band, both as writers and performers. When the t …

When terms like "British rock royalty" get tossed around, there are only a few names that truly fit the bill. Deep Purple is surely one of those names. Heavy metal as we know it would have sounded very …