Johnny Cash – The baritone that kept its word
Johnny Cash dressed in black for the working day, not for mystery: Sun Records, Folsom, and the late American albums.
Sly and The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher
Sly and the Family Stone’s I Want to Take You Higher fused funk, gospel exchange, and an integrated band, sealed by the Woodstock singalong.
Which is the longest song ever to reach number one?
Ten minutes and thirteen seconds: the longest Hot 100 number one.
Daft Punk – Robots who remembered the room
Daft Punk took French house from Homework's club filters to Discovery's helmets and worldwide radio.
Canned Heat – Going Up The Country
Canned Heat’s 1968 Liberty single Going Up The Country reworks Henry Thomas’s 1920s flute blues into an AM escape song later tied to Woodstock.
Illmatic – Nas
In April 1994 Nas released Illmatic, a ten-track Queensbridge debut under forty minutes that The Source rated five microphones.
T Rex – 20th Century Boy
T. Rex hit UK number 3 in March 1973 with 20th Century Boy: Tony Visconti credited, Bolan’s riff first, Tokyo basics then English overdubs.
Interview of Stevie Wonder (1974)
London, 1974: after nights at the Rainbow Theatre, Stevie Wonder sits for a rare interview in the wake of Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale.
Madness – Embarrassment
On 14 November 1980, Madness released Embarrassment on Stiff, a UK No. 4 single from Absolutely about a family shame Lee Thompson knew firsthand.