D'Angelo, Roberta Flack, Ozzy Osbourne, and Brian Wilson were just some of the creative geniuses who died this past year ...

Here is the third part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland. It marks eleventh year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

Dave Purchase, owner of On Toast sandwich shop in Gloucester, England, sang Christmas songs for 42 consecutive hours to break a Guinness World Record. Purchase, known as “Mr. Toasty,” closed his store ...

The widely influential guitarist Steve Cropper self-effacingly and all too modestly told Guitar Player Magazine in 2024, “My playing has always sucked, but it sells … I keep it simple, I guess. I’m ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "Green Onions" and "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay," has died at 84 years old. Cropper, a founding member of Booker T. and the M.G.