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Peter Guralnick on the Musical and Social Revolution of Ray Charles’ ‘I Got a Woman’
The excerpt comes from Guralnick's excellent new book 'Looking to Get Lost,' which features profiles of Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Solomon Burke, and more
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Remembering Little Richard’s Kind Heart and One-of-a-Kind Soul
Peter Guralnick recalls two encounters with the rock & roll legend
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Why Chuck Berry Is Even Greater Than You Think
Revelatory encounters with a rock & roll pioneer
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The Sound In Your Mind
It's difficult to get a handle on Willie Nelson's new album. From its title to its celestial cover to the medley which concludes the record, it seems arbitrary, confused and just a little bit spacey. In certain ways it is no great departure from his pathbreaking work of the last few years. It is not […]
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Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)
You wonder sometimes just who is controlling Elvis' career. In the middle of a typical movie soundtrack album, Spinout, you come across not only a raunchy "Down in the Alley" but the interpretation by which Bob Dylan would most like to be known. "Tomorrow is a Long Time." In a bland follow-up to his dynamic […]
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