Music Review: Music Review: Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour
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Tom Petty was not an obvious choice for halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII, but his brawny, ringing riffs of his songs were aided by his frayed but stubborn voice.
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John Mellencampâs music still has the three-chord twang and gritty vocals he learned from the Rolling Stones, country and Motown. But he has traded a young manâs bravado for grown-up disenchantment, wary determination and minor keys.
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Bob Seger hasn't made an album for  11 years, but reacquainting him with audiences shouldn't be  tough: Truth is, he never went away.
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U.K. crooner Richard Hawley has a  fast-growing reputation as a musician&#39;s musician.
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The distinguished career of Emmylou  Harris has been anthologized in various retrospectives, but  none as wide-ranging as &quot;Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten  Gems.&quot;
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Emily Newsomâs perpetual-motion harp playing provides settings that encompass madrigals, Appalachian ballads and African griot songs, and her voice can sound piercing or intimate.
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Fans of the singer will find that his voice shines anywhere - even on the songs of Elizabethan-era composer John Dowland.
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A homegrown YouTube singing sensation isn't all organic ... but don't panic.
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LOS ANGELES - While theaters will be alive with the sound of Julie Andrews in song again, the actress insists it falls short of all-out singing.
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When singer Bryan Ferry was a  university student, he didn&#39;t really care much for Bob Dylan,  preferring the sounds of American soul and Motown.
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The razzle-dazzle of Usher will continue for an extra two weeks. The silky-voiced R&amp;B star, who made his Broadway debut in the revival of "Chicago," will now stay in the show through Oct. 14. He originally was set to leave the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Bob Fosse musical Oct. 1.
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Richard Corliss on the all-time best-selling recording artist who canÂt get a break in the States
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Musical purists demand strict controls to stem flood of spangled troubadours.
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Mr. Wagoner was a Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with Dolly Parton, rising new performer,  in the 1960s.
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The music of the pianist and singer Barbara Carroll sustains an exquisite balance between classical refinement and a steady, understated jazz pulse.
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Some of the recording industry's copyright arguments can easily be applied to popular food, and they still don't go down easy. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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The songwriter confesses to being on an Edith Wharton kick and recommends a rare record everyone should hear.