Willie Nelson is an icon who rose to the top of an industry by challenging it – showing that you can be a counterculture figure and activist while remaining as American as apple pie.
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Songs of the season – sacred and secular music alike – sometimes acknowledge that Christmas isn’t all joy.
As you would expect the two US election campaigns differ greatly in their approach to songs.
His songs struck a chord with millions and Lean on Me has become an anthem for the coronavirus pandemic.
Behind the wordless language of the jazz greats.
There’s a new Prince album coming out, two years after his death. Would the artist approve?
Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul’, was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Happy birthday Ms Ciccone – you redefine age.
After the happy psychedelia of the Summer of Love, the Velvet’s second album seemed to usher in a new, darker era in rock music
Groundbreaking musician who inspired Elvis and The Beatles.
He was a true heart breaker.
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Kingston University
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Reader in Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth
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Associate professor, University of Bradford
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