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12.04.24

Watch Marcus King Take Up a Vintage Telecaster and Transform a Merle Haggard Classic

By Clayton Edwards
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11.30.24

4 Feel-Good Blues Songs To Help Combat the Winter Blues

By Em Casalena
Rock

11.19.24

3 Eternal Songs From the Compelling Artist Tom Waits That Will Play Forever

By Jacob Uitti
Behind The Lyrics

11.14.24

The John Lennon Lyric That Suggested the World Was Against Yoko and Him

By Jim Beviglia
The List

11.09.24

3 Eternal B.B. King Songs That Will Have You Singing and Loving the Blues

By Jacob Uitti
The List

11.02.24

Ranking the 5 Best Songs on ‘Exile on Main St.,’ The Rolling Stones’ Shambolic, Scintillating Double Album

By Jim Beviglia
Behind The Song

10.31.24

The Story and Meaning Behind “Cheap Sunglasses,” ZZ Top’s Ode to Disposable Eyewear

By Jim Beviglia
The List

10.20.24

Ranking the 5 Best Songs on ‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,’ the One-and-Done Gem from Derek and the Dominos

By Jim Beviglia
The List

10.13.24

3 Eternal Songs from Blues Master Lightnin’ Hopkins

By Jacob Uitti
The List

10.12.24

3 Eternal Songs from Blues Pioneer Robert Johnson

By Jacob Uitti
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08.06.24

Ranking the Top 5 Songs on ‘Rain Dogs,’ Tom Waits’ Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Classic LP

By Jim Beviglia
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07.26.24

Paul McCartney Pays Homage to John Mayall, Recalls the “Great Education” He Received from the Late U.K. Blues Pioneer

By Matt Friedlander

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