On April 11, 1970, fifty-five years ago, The Beatles ’ classic ballad “Let It Be” became the band’s next-to-last single to top the Billboard Hot 100. The song, which also was the title track of the ...

It is fair to say, therefore, that Wilson has been among the most influential figures in rock and pop music for some decades now. So, who inspired Wilson himself? Aside from the aforementioned ...

He was a busy session saxophonist, but he is probably best known for the Grammy-winning pop hit that he sang in 1963 as half ...

Baby, I Love You, originally co-written and produced by Spector for The Ronettes in 1963, is one of the album’s real highlights with Joey Ramone’s lilting heartworn vocal balancing perfectly with a ...

The knowledge and stories that Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine accumulated during his storied session career could fill ...

Set to the late 19th and early 20th-century poetry of writer/activists Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Dunbar-Moore, Liverman’s original songs draw from the full spectrum of sounds and ...

Once the sessions for the "White Album" had wrapped ... Meanwhile, John had enlisted producer Phil Spector to do something with the "Get Back" tapes from the previous year - the resulting album ...

When a sixteen-year old Babe is tongue-tied upon meeting Sonny Bono—eleven years her senior and an assistant to legendary producer Phil Spector—Lady steps in, pinch-hitting with wisecracks ...

At the time of these recording sessions, it had been over a year since Phil Spector had produced a hit record, so he was inclined to put every ounce of effort he could into ‘River Deep’ in hopes of ...

Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar's half-centuries propelled RCB to 221. In the closing stages of MI's chase, Phil Salt and Tim David combined to take a sensational catch on the boundary. Phil Salt ...

But this year, both the anticipation and celebration are starting a little bit earlier, thanks to the buzz surrounding the impending opening of National City’s Sessions by the Bay. Recently ...