We explore the album that managed to topple the Beatles' iconic 1967 'Sgt. Pepper's' album from its 15-week-long No. 1 spot ...
The concept album is often viewed as an art form that is primarily focused on lyrical storytelling, writes David Scott. But ...
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And, of course, there’s the peerless vocal performances of The Beach Boys. Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete is another concept album that looks at both America (in this case the Mississippi ...
Kristofferson, who has died aged 88, broke the Nashville mould. Songs such as “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and “Me and Bobby McGee” brought emotional daring and depth to country music, better ...
Other country songwriters shared his literary sophistication, such as Bobbie Gentry and Jimmy Webb. But Kristofferson was coloured by rock music and the counterculture too. The singer Merle ...
2023 Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson will join a fellow Entertainer of the Year, Luke Bryan, and 2021 NFL Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning to host 2024's 58th ...
Chappell Roan is arguably the biggest new music star of the year, so it might be surprising that she has a relatively low ...
The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) received a $100,000 contribution from Honda for its new AIDB Student Life and ...
It’s been over fifty years since Bobbie Gentry introduced the world to Ode to Billie Joe, and yet, we’re all still left wondering—what exactly happened that day on the Tallahatchie Bridge? If you were ...