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    Overlooked No More: Cordell Jackson, Elder Stateswoman of Rock 'N' Roll

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  • Beatles Get a Biopic. A Fab Four of Them, Actually.

    The Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes was given full rights to the band’s music and their life...

  • How Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar Was Found Five Decades Later

    The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years...

  • Mojo Nixon, Who Mixed Roots and Punk Rock, Dies at 66

    A self-described voice of “the doomed, the damned, the weird,” he was known for satirical songs...

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    Where Has Tracy Chapman Been? Her Grammys Triumph Has Fans Wondering

    Her triumphant performance at the Grammy Awards left fans wondering what she has been doing since...

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    Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs Gave America a Rare Gift: Harmony

    Culture can too often drive us apart. At the Grammys on Sunday, two artists delivered something...

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    Wayne Kramer, Guitarist With the Incendiary MC5, Is Dead at 75

    He was half of the twin-guitar attack that drove the influential Detroit band’s live performances and...

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    Adele Springsteen, Rock Star’s Mother, Is Dead at 98

    Bruce Springsteen has long said that his mother was among his greatest influences and credited her...

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    The Mother Who Gave Springsteen His Rock ’n’ Roll Spirit

    Adele Springsteen bought her son, Bruce, his first electric guitar and encouraged him to get up...

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    Melinda Wilson, 77, Who Helped Brian Wilson Through Mental Illness, Dies

    “She was my savior,” Mr. Wilson, the Beach Boys visionary, said of his wife of 28...

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    Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown

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    Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown

    The fulminations surrounding the world’s biggest pop icon — and girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis...

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    Sinead O’Connor Died of Natural Causes, Coroner Says

    The Irish singer-songwriter, known for her powerful, evocative voice, died at 56 at a residence in...

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    Klee Benally, Navajo Activist and Artist, Dies at 48

    He helped found a punk-rock band when he was 14. That led to a long career...

  • David Soul, a Star of the Hit Cop Show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ Dies at 80

    An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of the...

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    Simpleton? Genius? Who was Tom Smothers?

    He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature....

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    Opinion | ‘Fairytale of New York’ Isn’t Like Any Other Christmas Song

    It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what anyone says, the life in you is worthy...

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    The Musicians We Lost in 2023

    A playlist honoring David Crosby, Wayne Shorter, Sinead O’Connor, Jimmy Buffett and other musicians who died...

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    Remember What Spotify Did to the Music Industry? Books Are Next

    SKIP ADVERTISEMENTCredit...Hannah RobinsonBy Kim ScottSpotify may have made it easier than ever for us to listen...

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    Taylor Swift Is Time’s Person of the Year

    The magazine chose the pop star over finalists that included the Hollywood strikers, Barbie and King...