Michael Penn on Brightening Up a New ‘Sweet Relief’ Charity Album With Songs From the Great Depression: ‘It’s a Mirror Image of Where We Are Now’
It doesn’t have to be a Great Depression — yet — for musicians who lack health care to get downtrodden
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Legendary Bluesman Buddy Guy on His Buzzy Movie Role in ‘Sinners’: ‘It’s a Dream Come True, to Be Honest… I Did It to Help the Blues’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Damn right, he’s got the blues… and the scars to show for it. A surprise extended cameo at the end
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Grateful Dead’s MusiCares Salute Is Heavy on Gratitude, as an All-Star Cast Shares the Lovefest With Bob Weir and Mickey Hart
“Longevity was never a major concern of ours,” said Bob Weir, getting a big and somewhat chuckle out of the
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Anita Bryant, Pop Singer, Florida Oranges Pitchwoman and Anti-Gay Rights Crusader, Dies at 84
Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and pop singer of the 1960s whose career led her to become a spokesperson
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‘Wicked’ Music Producer Greg Wells on Going Big With the Soundtrack — and Hearing Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Voices Merge Into One in Real Time
Although most of Greg Wells’ professional life has involved producing or writing for big pop artists (including Adele, Katy Perry,
Chris Willman
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Edward Norton on Playing a Folk Legend, and Foil to the Hero, in ‘A Complete Unknown’: ‘Pete Seeger’s Integrity Can Coexist With Dylan’s — I Love the Lack of Judgment in This Film’
“Edward Norton is Pete Seeger.” How likely was it that much of the moviegoing world would be thinking or saying
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‘A Complete Unknown’ Director James Mangold on Consulting With Bob Dylan, Adoring Pete Seeger and Why Newport ’65 Was Like ‘Thanksgiving Dinner Gone Amuck’
Something is happening here and, given the hoopla over “A Complete Unknown,” probably even Mr. Jones has an idea what
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25 New Holiday Music Releases: Victoria Monet, BTS’s V, Clay Aiken, the Kelce Brothers, Ben Folds and Others Deck the Halls
Even the best worst year ever – choose the epoch closest to your offended political affiliation – has a Christmas.
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‘Save the Children,’ Long-Lost ’70s Concert Film With the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Staple Singers and Other Black Superstars, Gets a Netflix Rebirth
“Save the Children,” an early ’70s concert film featuring many of that era’s biggest names in Black music, was in
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Yola on the ‘Gig Energy’ of Playing Persephone in Broadway’s ‘Hadestown,’ and Why She’s Taking a Turn in Her Music Career to Do Things Her Way
The name Yola is not to be confused with YOLO, but if her moniker were to be an acronym, it
