While Alice In Chains eventually reunited without their founding frontman - singer Layne Staley, who died of a drug overdose in 2002 - the band's first round of albums will never leave their set list.  …

Toby Keith never courted the kind of controversy that kicked up around his outspoken views, but he's not one to walk away from a fight either. Keith's the kind of patriot who puts his money where his m …

Toby Keith didn't become a hero to millions by acting like something special. Just the opposite - it's his guy-next-door, grease-monkey-made-good vibe and Jimmy Stewart-with-a-six-string all-American h …

Not so much a band as the in-house rhythm section at Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.'s are the last word in lean '60s soul. Headed up by main movers Booker T. Jones (organ) and Steve Cropper (guitar …

John Rich was an angel-voiced former member of the country outfit Lonestar. "Big" Kenny Alphin was a gravel-throated songwriter who liked to stretch out and dabble in country, rock, and pop. 'Round abo …

If you ever wonder how Big & Rich came up with their one-in-a-million sound, just take a listen to John Rich's sweet country ballad "I Pray for You," then follow it up with the psychedelic country-rock …

Don't worry - you're not the first person who's gotten Antony Hegarty confused with the restless, reincarnated spirit of Nina Simone. As Lou Reed once said, "When I first heard 'Cripple and the Starfis …

While many of Antony's songs are subtle, bittersweet chamber-pop pieces, the singer's pitch-bending vibrato is capable of cutting through just about anything, from the creeping chords of "Aeon" to the  …

From the magical Mumbai rags-to-riches story of Slumdog Millionaire to the Tolkien-tethered music 'n' mythology production of Lord of the Rings, the man Time magazine called "the M …