Dear listening ears/reading eyes, For a long time, I've introduced myself as a banjo player from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I'm a hiker and an environmentalist. I'm an optimist. I'm loud. I'm still all those things, but I went quiet for a few years. I cut my long...

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down-Alicia Keys, Autumn in New York-Billie Holiday, Downtown-Petula Clark, The Boxer-Simon & Garfunkel, The Rising-Bruce Springsteen, New York State of Mind-Billy Joel, I’m Waiting for the Man-Velvet Underground, No Sleep Til...

Lynsey De Paul "Ivory Tower" Leonard Cohen "Tower of Song"  Elton John "Tower of Babel" XTC "Towers of London" 

Tony Allen, the drummer who played like no other.

No history of pop music would be complete without listing some of the best girl groups of all time.We're not talking about bands that are fronted by women or that feature women musicians, but about those that are comprised solely of non-male members.1937 - Andrews...

Jimmy Smith ruled the Hammond organ in the ’50s and ’60s.