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How “Tampico” Gave Stan Kenton's Struggling Orchestra a Commercial Breakthrough

How “Tampico” Gave Stan Kenton's Struggling Orchestra a Commercial Breakthrough

Before Stan Kenton became a jazz icon, the visionary bandleader faced years of financial and creative struggle that nearly forced him to abandon music.
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How Nina Simone Built One of American Music's Most Distinctive Sounds

How Nina Simone Built One of American Music's Most Distinctive Sounds

Explore the unique blend of classical training, raw emotion, and political fire that allowed Nina Simone to create a musical style all her own.
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How “Down Hearted Blues” Turned Bessie Smith Into a Recording Star

How “Down Hearted Blues” Turned Bessie Smith Into a Recording Star

A look into the surprising history of Bessie Smith's breakout 1923 hit, 'Downhearted Blues,' and how it transformed American music forever.
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How Benny Goodman Created One of the Swing Era’s Most Distinctive Sounds

How Benny Goodman Created One of the Swing Era’s Most Distinctive Sounds

Explore the unique combination of personal virtuosity, demanding leadership, and groundbreaking collaborators that made Benny Goodman's sound inimitable.
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Why “Belly Button Window” Is One of Jimi Hendrix's Most Intimate Final Recordings

Why “Belly Button Window” Is One of Jimi Hendrix's Most Intimate Final Recordings

Explore the story behind 'Belly Button Window,' the strange and deeply personal song recorded by Jimi Hendrix shortly before his death in 1970.
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5 Folk Rock Hits That Time Forgot

5 Folk Rock Hits That Time Forgot

Many folk rock songs are timeless classics, but some that were once hits, like "Master Jack" and "Next Plane to London," seem to have been forgotten over time.
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Writing, Teaching and Television Defined Spitz’s Creative Legacy

Writing, Teaching and Television Defined Spitz’s Creative Legacy

Marc Spitz, born on October 2, 1969, and passing away on February 4, 2017, was a prominent American music journalist, writer, and playwright. His i...
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‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: The Legendary Rocker Gets a Lively Doc That Asks: Who Are You? And Doesn’t Fully Answer It

‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: The Legendary Rocker Gets a Lively Doc That Asks: Who Are You? And Doesn’t Fully Answer It

The film centers itself on Pete Townshend’s contradictions, his growing pains, his turmoil, and his complexity as a human being and rock artist. And that’s all good. But given where it sets the bar, there’s too much that's left out.
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Harmonia Stellarum Houston Announces Fifth Season, Featuring Mozart and Rediscovered Works

Harmonia Stellarum Houston Announces Fifth Season, Featuring Mozart and Rediscovered Works

Harmonia Stellarum Houston Announces Fifth Season, Featuring Mozart and Rediscovered Works
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Psychedelic 'Furthur' bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

Psychedelic 'Furthur' bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit

A school bus that played a key role in the 1960s hippie movement has returned to San Francisco
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Von: The Twisted Story of the First American Black Metal Band

Von: The Twisted Story of the First American Black Metal Band

Von: The Twisted Story of the First American Black Metal Band