Released on 55 years ago this week, ‘Crosby Stills and Nash’ brought together guys whose average work shames most rock composers. Then they upped the ante.

Here’s the official video of “Yo I Surrender,” a down-home ditty by Oliver Wood that manages to be uplifting without even trying too hard.

Defying smooth jazz stereotypes, David Sanborn shined when joined fellow ex-Julius Hemphill pupil Tim Berne in adventurous performances of Hemphill songs.

Just as long as you like to move, there’s no reason not to like David Sanborn’s take on the Ornette Coleman classic “Ramblin’.”

David Sanborn’s anthemic ballad “A Tear For Crystal” goes slow, but it also goes hard.

Not much crossover jazz from the 80s holds up well today soundwise but David Sanborn’s “It’s You” from ‘Voyeur’ is timeless.

Often situated in a cloud of opaque neo-funk, the late David Sanborn’s talents could be understandably obscured. Yet, there’s no mistaking, or escaping, that tone.

The Internet Archive contains a treasure trove of audio for Beatles fans. On the 60th anniversary of Beatlemania, Mike Tiano takes a deep dive.

An impatient teacher slapped Eddie Van Halen’s hand after a few bad notes, then looked at author Steve Rosen with a look that said, “What the f— did I just do?”

I saw Dickey Betts during a unique era for the Allman Brothers Band: Duane Allman was gone but bassist Berry Oakley was still alive.