The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Harley was the frontman of the 1970s rock band Cockney Rebel, which landed several hits on the British charts.
Category: Folk Music
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Karl Wallinger, Who Sang With World Party and the Waterboys, Dies at 66
The New York Times – Music:
As a songwriter and instrumentalist as well, he blended pop and folk influences into music that helped define college radio in the 1980s and ’90s.
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Kamasi Washington’s Ecstatic Return, and 9 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:
Hear tracks by 4batz featuring Drake, Salt Cathedral, Swamp Dogg and others.
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9 New Songs You Should Hear Now
The New York Times – Music:
Listen to tracks by Maggie Rogers, Angélica Garcia, Jessica Pratt and more.
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Founder of the New Christy Minstrels Randy Sparks Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
With a keen eye for young talent, he helped boost the careers of Steve Martin, John Denver, Kenny Rogers and many other performers.
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Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra on ‘The Past Is Still Alive’
The New York Times – Music:
Alynda Segarra used to romanticize the past. But their music evolved, and now they’re certain: “This is absolutely the right time for me to be alive, and writing songs.”
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Dick Waterman, Promoter and Photographer of the Blues, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A “crackpot eccentric Yankee” from Massachusetts, he revived the careers of long-forgotten Southern artists during the blues boom of the 1960s.