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Rock Flashback: The Rest of the Blues Brothers

The Cast of "Blues Brothers 2000"

By J.A. Bartlett | February 8, 2012

Yesterday's flashback to Briefcase Full of Blues by the Blues Brothers reminded us that there's more music available under the Blues Brothers name than most people think. Such as? Read more »

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Top 10 Firsts For The First Week Of The Year

Jimi Hendrix, 1967 (YouTube)

By Michael Verity | January 5, 2012

Not only is this the first week of the year, it's a week loaded with firsts from rock and roll history that include Beatles, Bay City Rollers and Boonesville, Virginia. Here are our Top 10 Firsts for the First Week of the Year from the rock and… Read more »

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Rock Flashback: Minnie Riperton and Rotary Connection

Minnie Riperton's daughter, actress Maya Rudolph (R) with "Bridesmaids" co-star Kristen Wiig (Getty Images/Kevin Winter/staff)

By J.A. Bartlett | November 8, 2011

Singer Minnie Riperton is known for two things: the 1975 hit "Lovin' You," a soft-soul song in which she hits an astoundingly high note, and for being the mother of comic actress Maya Rudolph. Minnie died of breast cancer in 1979 at age 31. As is… Read more »

Number 1 With A Bullet

Number 1 With A Bullet: Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”

Aretha, 2011. Still the Queen of Soul (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

By Michael Verity | October 4, 2011

After six years of wasting away at Columbia Records, where they were casting her as a lush, Sarah Vaughan-style singer, Aretha Franklin was snapped up by Atlantic Records, sent to Muscle Shoals and set free to become the Queen of Soul. … Read more »