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Manfred Mann star Paul Jones turned down Brian Jones's offer to join the fledgling Rolling Stones, toured with The Who and ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

How a Color Tells the Story of My People,” Imani Perry approaches her subject as an abundant and lyrical mystery ...

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Given how many outstanding albums were released in 1975, how can any respectable music critic claim it was an inferior year ...

If ever a back catalogue epitomised the American Dream, it’s the albums of Van Halen.

Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

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B.B. King had quite a few incredible performances under his belt, but we're fond of these four songs, in particular.

that wild mercury sound” — as among the greatest albums of the rock era. On July 25, 1965, at the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan invited members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on stage to accompany ...