The list of presenters at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame reads like, well, a hall of fame induction class: John Mellencamp, Motown legend Smokey Robinson, singer-songwriter Carole King, the Band’s Robbie Robertson and ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons and Dusty Hill — each of them already membersRead More

As fans dig deeper into the newly announced track listing for Neil Young’s long-awaited reunion project with Crazy Horse, a theme of familiarity certainly emerges. You May Also Like: How Neil Young’s Complex, Hypnotic ‘Greendale’ Revived the Concept Album

We were all set to continue our celebration of the upcoming Doobie Brothers tour alongside Chicago, when disaster struck the group — as cancer-stricken long-time drummer Michael Hossack died. You May Also Like: Why You Shouldn’t Overlook the Doobie Brothers’ ‘What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits’ Doobie Brothers’ “AngelsRead More

Bob Belden has been in the thick of major jazz recordings issued or reissued in the last quarter century, but his name has rarely been presented in large, bright fonts. You May Also Like: Miles Davis’ ‘Bitches Brew’ Broke Every Rule: ‘An Art Form Unto Itself’

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Founding member and trumpet player Lee Loughnane says Chicago has begun creating new music again — something fans have to be hoping leads one of the band’s increasingly rare studio projects. You May Also Like: Chicago, “Get On This” (unreleased, 1994): Saturdays in the Park Chicago, “It Better End Soon”Read More

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Steve Lukather often talks about the importance of the Beatles in general, and specifically the first solo he heard by George Harrison — on “I Saw Her Standing There” — as the wellspring moment for his own lengthy career in music. This summer will find the multiple Grammy-winning Toto cofounderRead More

A forthcoming solo project from the Eagles’ Glenn Frey will include tracks like “The Good Life” and “I Wanna Be Around,” both big hits for Tony Bennett, as well as the Beach Boys classic “Caroline No,” and the immortal “Route 66.” But don’t call it a “standards record.” You MayRead More