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Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and ...
The Rolling Stones are often considered one of the best rock and roll bands of all time. That’s interesting, considering they ...
Oasis never did anything quietly. Not during the band’s first 15 years together, leading a ’90s Britpop movement with ...
Louisiana musician Clifton Chenier would have been 100 on June 25, and a new tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones ...
A special, 7-inch vinyl of the Stones’ single, “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale,” drops June 25, Clifton Chenier’s birthday. It features ...
A cotton picker turned mechanic turned musician, “Daddy” Mack Orr became a fixture in Memphis nightclubs and international ...
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Springsteen dismissed the notion of doing a farewell tour with the E Street Band. He replied, “No, ...
This list spotlights the true legends who made it to their 10th album and were still near the top of their game. In some ...
The reading list in Rock Music Menu’s Summer Essentials. (Courtesy of, clockwise from top left, Akashic Books, Akashic Books, ...
Songs like “California Girls” and “Surfer Girl” were a foil to the psychedelic music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
It’s been a week since Sabrina Carpenter announced the Short N’ Sweet follow-up Man’s Best Friend, whose spicy cover ...
Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier would have turned 100 this year; a new album featuring the Rolling Stones and Lucinda Williams ...