Arts Jan 21 Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts May 06 Bob Dylan Center opening in Oklahoma to feature song archives, stories behind the music Elvis Costello, Patti Smith and Mavis Staples are all on hand in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this weekend to celebrate the new Bob Dylan Center and archive. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Arts Jan 06 Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Nation Dec 07 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: California goes into lockdown with sharp rise in COVID-19 cases In our news wrap Monday, COVID-19 numbers continue to rise sharply as much of California goes into lockdown, President-elect Joe Biden announces his selections to oversee the pandemic and health care, the top elections official in Georgia has re-certified the…
Arts Dec 07 Bob Dylan’s catalog, a 60-year rock ‘n’ roll journey, is sold Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, one of the great treasures in music history, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. By Associated Press
Aug 12 5 myths about Woodstock that endure 50 years later By Michael Hill, Associated Press Was Woodstock three days of peace and music? Were babies born at the festival? Here is the real story. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:39 T Bone Burnett on making music and fighting ‘surveillance capitalism’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Between producing recordings for major music stars, writing soundtracks for films and TV and releasing a new album of his own, “The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space,” T Bone Burnett might be one of the busiest men in entertainment. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Jun 06 Take a break from politics with these 5 important stories By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Jenny Marder, Michael Rios Paris accord aside, here are five important stories that may have gotten buried under last week’s big news. Continue reading
Mar 29 Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize for Literature after all By Joshua Barajas As the 75-year-old singer prepares for two concerts later this week in the Swedish capital, he'll make time to pick up the Nobel diploma and medal from the Swedish Academy. Continue reading
Mar 20 Without Chuck Berry, these 10 famous rock songs would not exist By Elizabeth Flock Since the 1950s, when Berry first started producing his signature blend of music that combined a rhythm and blues beat with country twang, rockers have begged, borrowed and stolen from the legendary musician. Some have even been sued for allegedly… Continue reading