San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga began drumming in rock bands at 12 and writing professionally about music at 15. A Louisiana native who grew up mostly in Germany, Varga has earned ...

In 1969, Motown singer Shorty Long died in a boating accident. He was only 29. A year earlier, Long had scored a top-10 hit with his novelty recording of "Here Comes the Judge," a routine developed by ...

Rare among the singer’s output for being relatively conventional, the song was covered by stars such as Rod Stewart and Bob Seger ...

He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse career as a composer, arranger and conductor in a wide range of genres.

Walter Scott, who with his twin brother Wallace “Scotty” founded the legendary R&B group The Whispers, has passed away at the ...

Name Hello! I’m Robin Wilson, lead singer of Gin Blossoms. Best known for Being a part-time singer of the Smithereens.

Variety critics pick albums by Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, FKA Twigs, Addison Rae, Lucy Dacus, PinkPantheress, Jason Isbell and ...

We might not have our “Song of the Summer” crowned just yet, but at the very least, you’ll find some strong contenders in the ...

Barbra Streisand loves a good duet partner and she's wrangled 11 for "Partners: Volume 2," including Sting and Bob Dylan.

It’s not even July yet! It’s more temperate this week in Indie Basement where an exciting June goes out on a fairly mellow ...

Here's all you ... British jazz group Ezra Collective and R&B singer Corinne Bailey Rae. Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) will say a "final goodbye" to touring with a hit-filled set at BST ...

Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for ''Mission: Impossible'' and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93.