Last month, I explained how a ride in my dad’s truck with Marty Robbins’ 1959 Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs as the soundtrack, stoked my passion for music, and how to my surprise, later in life, Marty was directly involved in guitar’s evolution toward the guitar sounds we find common today. […]
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Aaliyah is coming to streaming but her estate isn’t happy about it
Aaliyah fans have been clamoring for her catalog to be available for streaming for years. It appears their wait will soon be over. Nearly 20 years after her tragic death, the Princess of R&B’s catalog will be available on streaming starting Aug. 20, Barry Hankerson, her uncle and founder of label Blackground Records, announced in […]