Some film composers become forever linked to a specific fantasy world. For John Williams, it was Star Wars; for Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings....

In the spring of 2003, when Evanescence emerged with their debut album, Fallen, it was unlike anything anyone had ever heard. Among the predominantly male...

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Photo by Wally Seawell/ABKCO Records With his smooth, soaring vocal style and boyish good looks, Sam Cooke was one of the most popular and influential...

John Fahey was an acoustic music pioneer who called his highly influential style “American Primitive Guitar,” as he melded blues and folk song sources with...