A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.

Everyone has an off day. Or even just a strange day. Here are the strange tracks that stick out like a sore thumb in the ...

The Beatles’ 1969 masterpiece delivers innovative production and start-to-finish magic, keeping it ranked among the 20th ...

The 2025 edition of the “Merry Songwriter Revue,” the sixth overall, is Saturday at BJ’s Lounge, a neighborhood watering hole in Bywater. In addition to Ever More Nest, the roster includes Alex ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

For nearly 60 years, blues guitarist Chris Smither has toured the world, received accolades and even had his songs covered by ...

Joe Cocker transformed The Beatles’ With a Little Help from My Friends into a bluesy masterpiece during his legendary ...

VARIOUS ARTISTS, “Verve // Remixed Holiday”: This expanded edition adds five new tracks. DJs Tourist, Ginton, Bolden and more ...

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60.

Iconic local rockabilly trio The Chop Tops come to Moe's Alley for sold-out shows Friday and Saturday. It's the last stop on a small tour touting their reunion of sorts, but mostly their new album, ...

Justin Hayward sings many of the most famous Moody Blues songs, including "Nights in White Satin," and he's now the last ...

Some of the best local musicians in San Diego are throwing holiday concerts this week on stages throughout the county.