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100 Songs About Cars And Driving: Music To Move To
Ever since the advent of these sleek and powerful machines, musicians across all genres have been singing their praises.
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Head Out On The Highway: The 25 Best Road Trip Songs
From backseat singalongs to nomadic anthems, the best road trip songs capture the feeling of freedom that’s sometimes just a car ride away.
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Best Hank Williams Songs: 20 Country Classics
The breathtaking depth of the country star’s catalog means that distilling his finest work into a single playlist is a tall order.
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‘Money Jungle’: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus And Max Roach’s Revelatory Summit
Seen as a face-off between the old and new guards in jazz, Duke Ellington’s ‘Money Jungle’ album proved they were on the same continuum.
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The Gospel Truth: An Introduction To Stax’s Gospel Label
The Gospel Truth was Stax Records' varied religious imprint. This introduction highlights some of the best music to come out on the label.
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‘Dark Horse’: How Katy Perry Took The Reins For A New Direction
Released as the first taster from the ‘Prism’ album, ‘Dark Horse’ revealed that Katy Perry was committed to taking her music in new directions.
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Yacht Rock: A Boatload Of Not-So-Guilty Pleasures
The idea of yacht rock conjures up a particular lifestyle, but beneath the surface lies a treasure trove of sophisticated hits that continue to resonate.
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Swedish Touchdown: The Day ABBA Landed In America
On September 17, 1979, the quartet played their first-ever concert on American soil.
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‘Rain Dances’: Camel Rise To The Punk Competition
The band's fifth album made the UK Top 20 at the height of the new wave movement.
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‘Barry White Sings For Someone You Love’: The Soul Of 1977
The soul man’s seventh solo LP became his highest-charting pop album since ‘Can't Get Enough.’
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‘All Or Nothing’: When The Small Faces Toppled The Beatles
The quartet unseated The Beatles in the UK with what Steve Marriott called the first proper record they’d done.
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Johnny Rivers: ‘Poor Side Of Town’ And Far Beyond
The versatile hitmaker has always represented the best virtues of American pop music.
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‘Cantaloupe Island’: Herbie Hancock’s Soul-Jazz Evergreen
The story behind one of the jazz legend’s most popular and durable tunes.
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The Best Roots Songs: 20 Hip-Hop Essentials
The Roots have worked tirelessly in the studio, absorbing a range of influences and recruiting a seemingly endless cast of gifted collaborators.
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The Best Boy Bands: 18 Pop Groups You Need To Hear
From New Kids On The Block to The Osmonds and B2K to BTS, we count down the biggest and best.
