How could a band this great have luck so bad? After all, their place in history would've been secured due to their more or less singlehandedly inventing Southern rock. Or by the fluid brilliance of the …

In our Deep Cuts, we'll take you through four decades of live discs to demonstrate how - just like the South itself - the Allmans seem always ready to rise again. By the time of Live At Jazz Fest 2007, …

Potent, earthy, full of feeling . . . the voice says Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Chicago, or Detroit, definitely a healthy spell in the Sunday choir, and a whole lotta livin' and lovin' under the bridge. B …

Part of the Wu-Tang magic comes from the mythology the Clan has created over the years. There's the collective's own convoluted history, and then there's the freaky, freewheeling flow of imagery that's …

The beauty of the Wu is that just when you think you've got them pegged, they pop out in a different direction, and their story is loaded with twists and turns. The late, great Ol' Dirty Bastard was al …

"Free Bird," "Sweet Home Alabama," "What's Your Name?," "Gimme Three Steps" . . . from their 1973 debut Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd, straight up to 1977's Street Survivors, no band in t …

Think Cream did the definitive take on "Crossroads" outside of Robert Johnson? Well, then, you haven't spent sufficient time with Skynyrd, whose '76 live version could go toe-to-toe with Clapton & Co.' …

Nas is more than a master of ceremonies; he's a poet with a poison-tipped tongue, able to turn words into weapons and songs into slamming mission statements. No wonder he's gotten away with calling him …

It's staggering to think how many tunes would never have made their way into our heads and hearts without the peerless production powers of Quincy Jones. Besides helming the biggest-selling album ever, …