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The Everly Brothers, Don (right) and Phil, perform on July 31, 1964.

Music & Culture

Don Everly, Half Of The Quintessential Harmonic Duo The Everly Brothers, Dies At 84

6:22pm August 22, 2021

by Dave Mistich

With hits like, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "Wake Up Little Susie," The Everly Brothers were a sensation in the late 1950s and early '60s as rock and roll became a cultural phenomenon.

Alan Krueger, a Princeton University economist and chairman of former President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, specialized in workforce economics.

Ex-White House Economist Alan Krueger Dies; Saw Lessons For Economy In Rock Music

6:00pm March 18, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who served in the Obama White House, has died. Krueger's research interests included the minimum wage, the opioid epidemic and rock 'n' roll. He was 58.

Gary Clark Jr.'s latest album, This Land, is out now.

Music & Culture

Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.'s 'This Land'

3:41am February 24, 2019

On his latest multigenre album, Clark is unapologetically angry. He tells NPR's Michel Martin what inspired it: "That's what came out as a result of ... life being black in this country."

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LA Coroner: Tom Petty's Death Was Due To An Accidental Overdose

1:49am January 20, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Family members said they hoped that the cause of his death would spark discussion about the power and danger of opioid drugs.

French pop star Johnny Hallyday on stage at Paris' Palais Des Sports stadium in 1969.

France Mourns Its Favorite Rock Star, Johnny Hallyday

6:26pm December 06, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Hallyday, who died Wednesday at 74, had a career that spanned 50 years. He recorded more than 1,000 songs and sold more than 100 million records — but was little known outside France.

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The Miraculous Love Kids music school founder Lanny Cordola (top left) stands with Madina Mohammadi (top center), Mursal (top right) and other students outside their rehearsal space in Kabul. Their favorite song is "Fragile" by Sting. "What we're trying t

An American Rock Musician Teaches Guitar To Kabul's Street Kids

6:34pm November 15, 2017

by Peter Breslow

Lanny Cordola has played guitar with Guns N' Roses and the Beach Boys. Now he devotes himself to teaching music to Afghan street children, most of them girls. He also helps pay for their schooling.

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In this Sept. 2, 1995 file photo, Bruce Springsteen, left , and Chuck Berry laugh as they perform the Berry hit "Johnny B. Goode" at the Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Berry was the opening act of the concert.

Tributes To Chuck Berry Pour In: 'One Of My Big Lights Has Gone Out'

12:10pm March 19, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Chuck Berry, one of the founders of rock and roll, died Saturday night at age 90. Almost immediately, the tributes started rolling in from some of the most famous names in music.