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Meet Jelly Roll, the Rapper Turned Country Singer Rousing Nashville

The 38-year-old artist born Jason DeFord has been turning his struggles into music for years. Now it has a bit more twang, and a lot...

How Cold War Politics Destroyed the Band Blood, Sweat & Tears

A new documentary chronicles the strange, intrigue-filled saga of Blood, Sweat & Tears and its disastrous Eastern Bloc tour in 1970.

Tedeschi Trucks Band Brings Something New to the Beacon: A Four-Part LP

“I Am the Moon,” inspired by the 12th century Persian poem “Layla and Majnun,” gave the roots rockers focus, perspective and a host of new...

‘Summer of Soul’ Reclaims a Concert Documentary Tradition

As music stars turn to movies as promotional tools, the Questlove project looks back to a golden age of filmed performances that the academy rarely...