Listicles

12 Essential Neil Diamond Songs

In just a few years time, he had evolved from a mid-20s songwriter honing his craft at New York’s famed Brill Building to successful recording artist in his own right.

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A Love Letter to Willie Nelson: 14 Collaborations With Fellow Stars

Performing at a high level at 90+ puts you in rarified air. Here are some favorite performances with fellow greats from a variety of genres.

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12 Great Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (Beyond the Hits)

Looking beyond such chart successes as “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Down on the Corner.”

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12 Essential Songs By The Band

Of the many great catalogs available from artists within the American roots music genre, there are only a handful that reach their level.

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10 Essential Jackson Browne Songs Beyond the Hits

Our look at some choice tracks from his catalog other than such favorites as “Running on Empty,” “Doctor My Eyes,” “Somebody‘s Baby,” and “Take It Easy.”

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12 Essential Linda Ronstadt Songs (Part 1)

One of music’s most wide-ranging recorded catalogs, features her significant success in country, folk, pop, rock, and beyond, including Spanish, Broadway, and even operetta.

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1973

These dozen tracks, from Queen, Three Dog Night, Sweet, Argent and Steely Dan are absolutely worth listening to again.

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These Aren’t Originals? 12 Rock Recordings You May Not Realize Were Covers

Our list includes signature performances by Aretha Franklin, the Yardbirds, Robert Palmer and Kim Carnes.

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11 Surprising 1970s Hit Singles (Part 5)

Another edition of our series includes a Stones classic plus one by a singing nun. (No, not that one.) And a dreadful single that stayed on top for 10 weeks.

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12 Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs

From 1973-1977, during a remarkable span of five studio albums and a memorable live release, the band created one of the most well-loved discographies of classic rock.

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