The secrets of self-taught, high-performing musicians

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Excelling as a musician takes practice and requires opportunities

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Doc Watson at 100

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Reggae’s sacred roots and call to protest injustice

Guitarist David Hinds at Reggae on the Rocks in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP

Hip Hop RnB

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How Minneapolis made Prince

Prince did not come of age in a vacuum. He was raised within the sonic landscape of a city that had a rich tradition of musical education, experimentation and innovation.

Rap music’s path from pariah to Pulitzer

“What do you think Dr. King would have to say about rappers calling black women bitches and whores?”

Michael Jackson – there’s no Xscape from posthumous pop

Elvis Presley has had hundreds of releases since his death and more recently the Amy Winehouse estate and others have started down the posthumous release path.

Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight

Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight

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