Ralph Covert was a Chicago rocker when his darling daughter Fiona was born. The music of Covert's kids-world combo Ralph's World followed soon after, making it possible for moppets to pipe in on a sing …

Few voices in the history of recorded sound approach the otherworldly ethereality of that belonging to Irish superstar Enya. With a foundation firmly in Celtic folk, and a distinctive synth-based backd …

Eleven years after hitting #1 with "Lady Marmalade," Patti LaBelle recaptured the top chart slot with "On My Own," a smooth duo with the ubiquitous Michael McDonald. Also of note is LaBelle's "What Can …

Look to the skies, for the spaceship Boston has just come into view and has aimed its lasers of rock directly at your ears. Powered by the molten vocals of the late, great Brad Delp, and masterminded b …

Lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen has not only established himself as the American heir to Jimi Hendrix's unassailable status as the king of the guitar gods, but he's also managed to shepherd the band tha …

"Top Jimmy" pays homage to Jimmy Koncek, the hard-living (and now-deceased) bandleader of the bluesy Rhythm Pigs, a fixture in the late-'70s/early-'80s Los Angeles rock scene, and a friend to many of t …

Even if a Bob Dylan concert doesn't flat-out change your life, you're at least guaranteed one thing: it ain't gonna sound like the record. For example, Dylan's 1966 Royal Albert Hall version of "It's A …

This is where we answer the complex question, "Who is Gino Vannelli?" Well, the same man who shook his tight-trousered groove thang with gusto on the Soul Train stage was just as comfortable fro …

Even in Vannelli's peppiest pop confections and sweetest soul ballads, there's a quality that makes it all undeniably Gino - a jazzy streak that goes all the way back to his days as a young drum …