In one of his 71 career reinventions, Neil Young picked up the tag Godfather of Grunge, and in "Scenery" he teams up with Pearl Jam, who capture that messy, wheels-coming-off-the-rails vibe that Neil a …

By the end of the '60s, underground FM radio offered a creative format loaded with deep album cuts unsuitable for AM airplay. DJs cut loose, playing long, bluesy jams and ear-shredding rock rave-ups fo …

Even though he is known primarily as a composer of songs, Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote his share of atmospheric bossa instrumentals. The influence of jazz harmonies can be heard on the works of Mi …

As America elected its first African-American President and dug its way out of a near economic meltdown, the word change was on everyone's lips, and the drive for something new wasn't confined m …

In Basics, we heard from some stars-in-training, in Next Steps the superstars made their voices heard, and in Deep Cuts we'll dig into a little of both, including a guy whose "overnight success" was ov …

While everybody celebrated the new millennium at the dawn of Y2K, it really didn't happen until 2001, and, for so many reasons, it was a year none of us will ever forget. The Academy of Country Music a …

In Deep Cuts, we're rebel-rockin' our way into the Deep South for a little poke at Yankees (the above-the-Mason-Dixon-liners, not the baseball team), some much-needed R&R, and a hats-off to Old Glory.  …

As the decade (and millennium) drew to a close, the country world partied like it was 1999 . . . because it was 1999. Faith Hill's "Breathe" rocketed her to the top of not only the Country charts, but  …

In Deep Cuts, we're stepping away from our earlier solo stylings to strike up the band - make that bands - that set the airwaves ablaze. And when it comes to country bands, they just don't make  …