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Frankie Ballard talks with American Songwriter about his transformation from country hitmaker to godly rule breaker.

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Nowadays, Damon Albarn's legacy as a fearless creator is wellcemented. But shifting to this project when he did was certainly a brave move.

Usually, in Northern California, if you are evasive people will back off. But this friend of mine is from North Jersey, and ...

Back in May 1965 the music magazine, Record Mirror, had the idea of asking Donovan, the Glasgow-born troubadour, to review the latest Bob ...

The first time that guitarist Frank Agnew went to a punk show he was about 13, and even though he was underage he was able to ...

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For 54 years, through raucous parties and life’s twists and turns, the author has rocked on with his band.