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Townes Van Zandt wrote about fading relationships as well as any songwriter. The 1971 track "Tower Song" stands as one of his best weepers.

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Billy Joel decided he wanted to try writing a modern folk song. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" came out of that effort.

For two decades now, Canada’s Matt Andersen, equipped with an impressive booming voice, has been delivering pristine modern ...

In its musical moments, Ryan Coogler's vampire blockbuster makes a powerful statement about Black culture, ancestry, and art.

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Born to working class cotton farmers Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash’s obsession with music began at a young age. Following a four-year period serving for the US Army, Johnny threw himself headlong into the ...

How does state pride sound at its most distilled? Artists like George Strait and BigXthaPlug, spanning eras, genres, and oceans, have given us more answers to that question than we ever expected to ...