2024

Hailed upon its release as an instant classic, Count Basie’s “April in Paris” is big band heaven and one of the great opening numbers on...

When Norman Granz started the Verve label in 1956 it was very much as a vehicle for the recording career of Ella Fitzgerald, who he...

Peggy Lee wasn’t the first to record Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’s “I’m A Woman,” but when she did, she owned it entirely. A classic...

This interview was conducted in 2000 and first published a few years later. In honor of Sam Phillips’ birthday, we are republishing it again today....

“Good evening people, welcome to the show!” That’s the first thing you hear on Aerosmith’s self-titled debut album, and it’s a sentiment that only gets...

Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it acquired the name Motown in April 1960 – the ideal time to launch a record...