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Top row, left to right: Steve Miller, Annie Lennox and David Stewart, R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe), Roger...

Jim Bessman

Nov 6, 20192 min read

Owners of Meat Loaf’s 1977 blockbuster album debut Bat Out of Hell--and over 40 million copies have been sold worldwide--know its...

Jim Bessman

Oct 19, 20193 min read

Johnny Farraj, left, and Sami Abu Shumays For adventurous world music explorers, Arabic music can be a daunting challenge—even among its...

Jim Bessman

Oct 18, 20198 min read

Pat Benatar performs her 1980 hit "I Need a Lover," written by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp. Lot of new faces in the 2020...

Jim Bessman

Oct 15, 20192 min read

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