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Today in Music History for Dec. 19: In 1808, Horatius Bonar, Scottish clergyman, poet and hymn writer, was born. He authored several missionary biographies and penned over 600 hymns, including "I ...
Earlier this year, George Harrison would have turned 82. But, as is often the case, the universe had a different plan in mind, and the former Beatle left us at age 58 way back in 2001. Despite his ...
It’s hard to imagine creating something beautiful and never knowing how deeply it touched people. Yet throughout musical ...
The Beatles never did record Isn’t It A Pity. Neither did Frank. The first chance the public had to hear it was on All Things ...
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Republican lawmakers and activists are starting to choose sides in the three-way race to determine who will take on Gov. Maura Healey next fall, WBUR’s Chris Van ...
Forget everything you knew about popular music: 1965 was the year rock was fundamentally reinvented. This was the seismic moment when music pivoted from simple singles to complex, studio-focused art, ...
We moved on from this performance way too quickly. With Thanksgiving coming up in just a couple of days, I’ve been thinking back on some of the greatest shows that have occurred during the Dallas ...
Tis the season for being jolly and holly and all that good shit, and while you may not yet be in the holiday spirit, I’ll tell you some people who definitely are—Stryper. You may not have guessed how ...
An untold number of albums have been released since the long-playing record came into being amid the technological and cultural explosion of the 1950s. In my 30 years as a music journalist, I have ...