Jan. 3—Music and humor have a way of enriching the way people see the world, and some artists have made careers of combining the two. From Spike Jones to Frank Zappa, or from the Smothers Brothers to ...

Queen’s influence remains in TLDP’s baroque bravado. Debut Prelude to Ecstasy, which dripped with candlewax and Roman emperor ...

Johnny Cash’s 1968 song from The Holy Land stands as one of his most powerful gospel-inspired tracks from his classic concept ...

When NME gave Johnny Marr the Godlike Genius Award, editor Mike Williams said, “Marr had played a role in rewriting the history of music with The Smiths.” The guy is a guitar legend, but the best ...

When a gig prevented Elvis Costello from making a recording session for Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes – an album of “lost” Bob Dylan lyrics that Costello, Marcus Mumford and My Morning ...

Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the ...

The fact that Johnny Marr would speak fondly of a song by The Velvet Underground is no surprise, but why doesn't Lou Reed ...

On this day (July 30) in 1955, Johnny Cash entered the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded the original rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues.” He would later release the song as a ...

There's a lot of candidates for Johnny Marr to pick from as his favourite song with The Smiths. The Manchester band created an incredibly rich body of work in their relatively brief five years ...

Legendary Texas blues guitarist, singer, and bandleader Johnny Winter was found dead last night in his hotel room in Zurich. Winter was 70 years old. According to the Chicago Tribune, Medical reports ...

After becoming a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Johnny Cash is now a member of 'Rock Band 3.' Eight of Johnny Cash ...