3/24/2009
Maybe no one could have suspected the genius that would blossom when a six-year-old named Oscar Peterson started piano lessons in his native Montreal, but it wasn't long before the world got clued in. …
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3/24/2009
When a man records some of the world's best jazz over the course of more than 60 years, a lot of great tracks are gonna fall through the cracks. That's where Deep Cuts comes in, with an entire playlist …
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3/24/2009
Marcado por la textura de las guitarras elTctricas y un coro que toma su tiempo para florecer, el melanc=lico "Gavilßn O Paloma" fue uno de los primeros Txitos que confirm= la popularidad de JosT JosT …
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3/24/2009
John Denver bridged the gap between Hootenanny-era folk musicians and the singer-songwriters who came to prominence in the '70s. A talent as a singer, songwriter, and actor, he attained international s …
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3/24/2009
While Madonna was still in a training bra, Diana Ross was already living the pop diva life, first as a member of the Supremes, then as a solo artist. Like Madonna, Ross has a penchant for reinvention, …
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3/24/2009
Jazz singer and vocalist Diana Krall possesses the gift of ivory-tickling magic and a voice so bewitching it could transfix a rabid werewolf. She was classically trained from toddler age at home in Can …
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3/24/2009
Run-DMC was the Beatles of hip-hop. Decked out in black leather, dookie gold rope chains, and shell-toe Adidas, the Hollis, Queens trio single-handedly took the art form from block parties and dragged …
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3/17/2009
Few hip-hop songs scream "backyard barbecues" and "the first day of school" quite like the feel-good work of Will Smith from his Fresh Prince days. "Summertime" cruises like the convertible it name-che …
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3/17/2009
Hardcore hip-hop rarely comes at you swinging and spitting quite like Queens duo Mobb Deep. In many ways, Havoc and Prodigy evoke the titling of their moonlit, streets-is-watching single "Quiet Storm," …
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