deep dive

40 years ago this month, Robben Ford released his debut album on Elektra Records, an LP on which the well-respected guitarist straddled the worlds of rock, jazz, and blues and created a wonderful musical amalgam. Often compared to the efforts...

30 years ago this month, Stevie Nicks released her fourth studio album, and this weekend Stevie Nicks celebrates another birthday, so between these two notable dates, we thought we’d take a deep dive and remind you that – even though...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Richie Furay, but instead of taking a look back at his work with Buffalo Springfield or Poco, we thought we’d instead dig a little bit deeper and delve into the two albums he did...

40 years ago this month, Pete Seeger released his one and only album for Warner Brothers, an LP which found the then-60-year-old folk singer in fine form and delivering a solid collection of tunes. Produced by Fred Hellerman, who did...

30 years ago this week, Adrian Belew released his fourth studio album as a solo artist, and while we’re technically classifying it as a Deep Dive, we know that there are a lot of fathers out there who’ve gotten a...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great jazz legend Charles Mingus, who – despite having died from complications of ALS in 1979 – continues to influence new musicians to this day, thanks to the tremendous body of work...

50 years ago this month, The Modern Jazz Quartet released an album which offered fans of the group a rootin’, tootin’ good time...or at least implied as much with its title. Recorded in New York City during sessions in May...

30 years ago this month, Alphaville released their third studio album, an LP which found the German group trying to expand their sound and ending up in turmoil in the studio as a result. Co-produced by Klaus Schulze and the...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great Solomon Burke, an R&B legend who made his mark in the early 1960s with such hits as “Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms),” “Cry to Me,” “If You...