“In the hands of lesser musicians, this would simply sound sloppy”: A music professor breaks down the genius of D'Angelo

"He only recorded three albums and a handful of guest vocals, but those recordings possess extraordinary musical depth" ...

Anthony Jackson, low-end legend who pioneered the concept of the modern six-string bass, dies aged 73

Anthony Jackson, the session legend widely credited with pioneering the six-string bass, has died aged 73. The news has been ...
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Anthony Jackson, legendary bassist who collaborated with Madonna, Simon & Garfunkel and the Bee Gees has passed away

The musician played a key role in the creation of the six-string electric bass, known as the 'contrabass guitar,' which ...
Observer

In ‘11,000 Strings,’ Georg Friedrich Haas Builds a Vast Sonic Landscape

The piece is a work of enormous scope and forcefulness that reaches, by some pivot of a lens, an intimacy that surprises.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1983, Country Music Said Goodbye to a Massively Influential Guitarist Who Wrote Some of the Genre’s Most Enduring Hit Songs

Forty-two years ago today, the world lost one of the most influential guitar players in the history of modern roots music.

Limp Bizkit band members say bass player Sam Rivers has died

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band ...