They call Sharon Jones "Soul Sister #1," and her straight-outta-Stax shout lets you know that, no, she ain't interested in polite conversation. Hotter than a juke-joint Saturday night, Jones & The Dap- …

If you were forced to compress the 50-year history of rock into five measly seconds, it would sound something like the opening riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Pulling their mojo from the Missi …

You can't mention the Dramatics without invoking their signature song, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get." It's amazing they'd been around for the better part of a decade before releasing their first album,  …

Who does Rufus Wainwright think he is anyway? For starters, the crown prince of one of North America's most regal singer-songwriter dynasties: son of Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle, brother of M …

Part of what makes Rufus Wainwright's work resonate in your bones, and sets him apart from the singer-songwriter pack, is his sense of musical history. Not only has he pulled the ultimate gender-bender …

If Julio Iglesias wants to try his hand with a little Patsy Cline ("Crazy"), or CTline Dion would like to put her own mark on a familiar power ballad (Eric Carmen's "All by Myself"), David Foster is on …

The perfectly constructed power ballad is David Foster's signature, and he even brings out wild man Alice Cooper's inner romantic (albeit with a lunatic twist) on 1978's "How You Gonna See Me Now," whi …

From the corkscrew curls of their leonine manes to the gargantuan guitar riffs powering both their beefy ballads and their blazing rockers, REO Speedwagon was the epitome of classic rock. In the …

REO built their audience over the years by touring their butts off, becoming as beloved for their full-throttle live shows as they were for their masterfully crafted albums. You'll begin to unde …