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Top 10 “Rain Songs” Of All Time

The Temptations Were Motown's Rainmakers (YouTube)

By Michael Verity | March 1, 2012

From my outpost in the Pacific Northwest in the middle of winter, I offer (what else?): the Top 10 Rain Songs of All Time. Pour Them on Me Read more »

Rock News

Rock Flashback: Doris Troy

Doris Troy - "Ain't That Cute" - BMI

By J.A. Bartlett | February 18, 2012

Soul singer Doris Troy was born in the Bronx. She co-wrote many of her own songs, even her only American hit, "Just One Look." By the end of the 1960s, she had moved to London and scored other hits in the UK, and her fame there led to an… Read more »

Bubbling Under

Bubbling Under: Wha-Koo

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By J.A. Bartlett | January 8, 2012

Each week, Billboard magazine's "Bubbling Under" chart features singles that rank below its famous Hot 100 chart. Each weekend, we spotlight one of them. … Read more »

Video Classics

Video Classics: “Blues Power” – Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton, Brazil, October 2011 (JEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images)

By The Archivist | January 4, 2012

Albert King, arguably one of the founding fathers of blues guitar, recorded a downbeat, lazy and wandering classic blues tune called "Blues Power". But Eric Clapton, for all that he has done to spread the popularity of, and appreciation for, blues… Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: The Concert for Bangla Desh on Vinyl

The Cover Image From "The Concert for Bangla Desh"

By J.A. Bartlett | December 27, 2011

In the summer of 1971, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized the Concert for Bangla Desh to benefit refugees in the newly-independent country of Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), which was ravaged by war and natural disasters. The logistics… Read more »

Bubbling Under

Bubbling Under: Dobie Gray

Dobie Gray (L) performs "Drift Away" with Uncle Kracker in 2003 (Getty Images/Kevin Winter)

By J.A. Bartlett | December 11, 2011

It's been a tough stretch for musician mortality the last week or so: R&B singer Howard Tate, Howlin' Wolf's guitarist Hubert Sumlin, and singer Dobie Gray all crossed over. The obituaries for Gray all mentioned his classic hit "Drift Away."… Read more »

Three Best Songs

Three Best Songs From Eric Clapton’s “Pilgrim” Album

By Michael Verity | December 7, 2011

Following Eric Clapton's release of From the Cradle in 1994 (which we Three Bested here yesterday), he recorded Pilgrim in 1998. Though few includes it in the list of his best works, it does have its highlights. Here are the Three Best Songs from… Read more »

Three Best Songs

The Three Best Songs From Eric Clapton’s “From The Cradle” Album

Eric Clapton - "From The Cradle" (Reprise, 1994)

By Michael Verity | December 6, 2011

Having considered the best songs from Eric Clapton's '70's and '80's catalog, it's time to look into his records from the '90's. The first of the two to come out of that decade, From The Cradle, was a 16-song set of blues covers that met with… Read more »

Video Classics

Video Classics: ‘Jet Airliner’ – Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller performs in 2003 (Getty Images/Kevin Winter)

By The Archivist | December 1, 2011

Unless you're a big fan of the Steve Miller Band and in the know, then the song "Jet Airliner" is actually probably a lot shorter than you think it is. We'll explain after the jump and the video ... Let's Jump! Read more »

Rock Flashback

Rock Flashback: George Harrison in Winter

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By J.A. Bartlett | November 29, 2011

The late '80s to the late '90s had been a good decade for George Harrison, with a smash single "Got My Mind Set on You," the success of the Traveling Wilburys supergroup, and the heightening of the Beatles' profile thanks to the Anthology film… Read more »