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The wonderful harmonies of The Mamas and The Papas. The smooth tones of Nat King Cole. The innovative country of Hank Williams. (Not Junior, though. Because the theme to Monday Night Football only takes you so far.)
Singer: Nat King Cole
Is this the smoothest voice in American music history? I think you could make the case that it is. Nat King Cole is almost as popular today...
Read MoreSinger: Alison Krauss
If you had to choose a face for modern bluegrassmusic, you couldn’t choose one much more appealing than that of Allison Krauss. She...
Read MoreSinger: Ella Fitzgerald
What would you call the most popular female jazz singer over a period of 50 years? Who won 13 Grammys and sold more than 40 million albums?...
Read MoreSinger: Tony Bennett
Anthony Benedetto turned 83 in August, and here’s a news flash: The man can still belt a tune. My wife and I went to see him in...
Read MoreSinger: James Brown
James Brown closed his act as no one before or since. He’d give so much of himself, work himself so hard, that he appeared to finally...
Read MoreSinger: James Taylor
I’m not sure James Taylor would approve of this description, but the word that comes to mind when I think about him is...
Read MoreSinger: Eva Cassidy
Eva Cassidy’s music has made its way from iPod to iPod by enthusiastic word of mouth. Sadly, it can’t be spread any other way....
Read MoreSinger: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan recorded his first four albums as a folk singer, becoming hugely influential more for his songwriting than his performances. He...
Read MoreSinger: Elvis Presley
There’s a great line in a Paul Simon song: “Every generation throws a hero up the pop chart.” The postwar generation...
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Singer: Aretha Franklin
How do you get the title “Queen of Soul”? First of all, you have to record for Motown, right? Wrong. Aretha’s biggest...
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