In 1969, around the time he recorded My Way, Frank was sick of the music business and ready to quit - understandable, perhaps, given the rise of rock 'n' roll. But that didn't mean the Chairman  …

It only makes sense. Over the course of his 40-plus years as an American musical icon, Bob Dylan has tinkered with so many sounds and images that the artists who pay tribute to him are bound to come in …

One songwriting genius, a million and one genius covers. Daunting, yes, but we've sorted through decades' worth of the bad and the beautiful to bring you only the best in Dylan's glittering musical pro …

We dish out the label "musical genius" all too casually, but if anyone sets the standard to which all virtuosos must aspire, it's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Seriously. The man had learned the fundamental …

It's no wonder one of Guy Clark's albums is called Workbench Songs - all of his creations are meticulously handmade pieces lavished with TLC and built to last. With cohorts like Townes Van Zandt and Mi …

Part of the power in Guy Clark's work is the homespun simplicity of his style. Some songs bang around like fancy, flashy sports cars, but his tunes reach their destination like a good, old reliable pic …

Established on an axis that connects Seattle - where cornerstone member and frontman Ben Bridwell formed his outfit in 2004 - and South Carolina, where he relocated before 2007's second album, Cease to …

A bespectacled guy who looked he could be somebody's accountant, Dave Brubeck was sort of the Elvis Costello of the cool-jazz era - the unlikely hero ushering in a bold, new sound and achieving mainstr …

For all his pianistic prowess, Dave Brubeck's all about the band. In jazz, where ensembles come and go, his classic quartet with saxman Paul Desmond, drummer Joe Morello, and bassist Eugene "The …