Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit

Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit "Run Joe."

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2021

Watch this electrifying Gil Scott-Heron performance at Woodstock 1994.

Watch this electrifying Gil Scott-Heron performance at Woodstock 1994.

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 27, 2021

How the Music of Joni Mitchell Played a Part in Jennifer Jean’s Poetry

How the Music of Joni Mitchell Played a Part in Jennifer Jean’s Poetry

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | May 26, 2021

Early Gems of American Music Writing: <br>A Reading List

Early Gems of American Music Writing:
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Eric Weisbard Recommends Music Literature Spanning From
the 18th Century to the 21st

By Eric Weisbard | May 25, 2021

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

Clinton Heylin on the Creation of an Artist

By Clinton Heylin | May 24, 2021

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

Howard Sounes Considers the Hard Realities of Being an Aging Icon

By Howard Sounes | May 24, 2021

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Jonathan Taplin: When Music Was a Vanguard for Political Movements

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Death and the River: Close Reading a Classic Scots’ Border Ballad

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How Malcolm X Inspired John Coltrane to Embrace Islamic Spirituality

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Richard Brent Turner on A Love Supreme, Artistic Transformation, and the Black Arts Movement

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Looking for God in Teddy Ruxpin: Brandi Carlile on Faith and Music

Looking for God in Teddy Ruxpin: Brandi Carlile on Faith and Music

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Lil’ Kim is publishing a memoir.

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Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score <em>Great Gatsby</em> on Broadway.

Florence Welch (of Florence and The Machine) to score Great Gatsby on Broadway.

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