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Duane Eddy, Influential Rock’n’Roll Guitarist, Dies at 86
Pitchfork via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDuane Eddy, circa 1960 (Michael Levin/Corbis via Getty Images) Duane Eddy, the pioneering guitarist...
Woodstock Performer Melanie Safka Dead At 76
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSinger Melanie Safka, who turned a 1969 performance at Woodstock into a hit song and a five-decade career, died Tuesday at the age of 76. Safka’s death...
Melanie, American folk singer of ‘Brand New Key’, dies aged 76
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMelanie Safka, known for her hit song “Brand New Key” (also known as “The Rollerskate Song”) and for...
Norah Jones on her surprising new album and the old song that's almost 'too sad' to play
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwenty-two years ago, Norah Jones blasted into superstardom at age 23 with the release of her...
Flashback: Freep reporter met John Lennon in 1966. Later he was best man at her wedding.
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Beatles played two sold-out concerts before a total of 28,000 screaming fans at Olympia Stadium...
Looking Back on 30 Years of Sweden’s Polar Music Prize
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor three decades, dozens of the world’s most renowned musicians have flown to Stockholm at the...
Tommy Prine walks in giant footsteps onto the Bijou stage
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“I Always Will Remember These Words My Daddy Said ...” “My style is a mistake.” With that simple...
David Crosby loved to battle: with bandmates, with strangers. His music backed up all the talk
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCrosby, who died on Wednesday, defined the contradictions of his era: He was voice of his...
Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo and Arvo Pärt Named 2023 Polar Music Prize Laureates
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe laureates for the 2023 Polar Music Prize have been revealed. They are Chris Blackwell, who...
Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76
Variety via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMelanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and had major pop hits with “Brand New Key”...