Some songs take on lives of their own in the hands of different artists. “Summertime Blues” is a teenage national anthem. It came from a California teenager writing about a character who is repressed, ...

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(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Robert Johnson’s music that grabs you by the soul and doesn’t let go. Maybe it’s the rasp in his voice, the haunted slide of his guitar, or the way his lyrics ...

Fans of the St. Louis Blues have been noticing that Laura Branigan's smash single from the early 1980s has been playing in the locker room after wins these days. The song was first heard last week in ...

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