Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin pushed rock and roll into ...

Gotta Serve Somebody” begins Bob Dylan’s first Christian album Slow Train Coming. And it shares the purposeful intent of his ...

Within a rock band, there are usually defined roles. Even among groups with multiple guitarists. Often, one covers the rhythm parts while the other takes the lead. Sometimes it’s not so obvious. Like ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He ...

"They paved paradise, put up a parking lot." That iconic line from Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi” remains timeless because ...

Back on top: Rennie, Brenner lead Pine Plains to first girls basketball title since '17 Passion pursuit: After making ...

Bruce Springsteen's fifth album, The River (1980), sounds like a release from the hard times. Coming off the Darkness Tour, ...

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan are forever linked. Their romantic relationship added great intrigue to a pivotal period in American music history. But Dylan’s music also became part of her repertoire as she ...

Joan Baez has spent the past 60 years singing protest songs. While many from her generation gave up on social justice ...

Weezer released its self-titled debut. The band can be seen—not really looking like a band—on the front cover against a plain blue backdrop, giving the album its unofficial title. It arrived a month ...

Before Ethan and Joel Coen included “The Man in Me” in their 1998 film The Big Lebowski, it appeared on Dylan’s 1970 album, New Morning. Though Dylan’s 11th LP is sometimes overlooked, it offers a ...

Neil Young’s fifth studio album, On the Beach, turned 50. You might think the title implies a vacation. But Young felt ...