Before musicians had illegal downloads to complain about, the pioneering blues artists faced even more daunting problems....
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There’s no doubt that, if he were alive today, 19th-century Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax would be...
Between 1961 and ’62, tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons was struggling with a menacing heroin habit. His addiction...
Billy Collins is one of America’s most esteemed and endearing poets. He was Poet Laureate of the...
Though the golden age of big band music is associated with the 30s, it originated a decade...
Drummers have often been the butt of jokes, many of which focus on their supposed lack of...
