Arthur Alexander is here, ditto Joe Simon, a country-soul master whose 1969 cover of “The Chokin Kind,” written by the legendary Harlan Howard, did even better than Waylon Jennings’ 1967 ...

The fourth and final album from Francis John Tovey—aka Fad Gadget—is one of the best experimental synth-pop albums ever made. Released in 1984, Gag was produced by Gareth Jones, who made a ...

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Few artists have pushed soul music as far as Marvin Gaye, whose albums range from the political messages of What’s Going On to the seductively funky sound of Midnight Love.

The 25 best cover songs of all time, ranked. Bob Seger wrote “Rosalie” in tribute to Rosalie Trombley, the music director of a Windsor, Ontario, radio station that was an early advocate of the ...

The fire-and-brimstone cover art for Louvin Brothers’ 1959 “Satan Is Real” album is legendary among vinyl collectors. Later battling brothers bands like The Kinks and Oasis have nothing on ...