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Not an easy role — host and musical guest on the same episode – but these folks handled it.

Something changed after his career-making '70s-era examinations of life, madness, death and the late Syd Barrett.

This music has remained stubbornly resilient, despite more than its share of plane and motorcycle crashes.

Ronstadt's career spanned country rock, jazz, mariachi and Motown covers. She didn't follow trends, she started them.

These days, he personifies the group's radio-friendly sound – but that obscures a decidedly complex figure.

Lesser-played, but certainly not lesser-quality.

Other items include a Hendrix guitar pick, a bootleg Ozzy sweatshirt and an invitation to Janis Joplin's wake.

That first track can make or break whether you hear the rest of the album. Here's why the best opening songs matter so much.

Funk started as a groove and became a whole philosophy about how music should feel, think, and move through your body.

The Beatles' 1965 album was a turning point in their career, musically and personally.