“Really important”: The one singer Billy Joel called the most influential writer of all time
The best kind of musical force.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2026
Stevie Ray Vaughan thought the world needed to hear two “forgotten” soul artists
Vaughan’s tastes went well beyond straight blues.
The song George Harrison wanted 20 million people to sing: “Don’t let anybody steal it”
The perfect singalong.
“The young think they’re about life”: The 1990s cult band Billie Eilish has inspired to reunite
‘New music’ can now come from any decade.
The guitarist Mark Knopfler called “otherworldly”
“Precision, feeling, melody, perfect accompaniment.”.
Chipmunk soul: How a 1950s recording trick inspired a hip-hop trend in the 2000s
What Kanye West learned from Alvin, Simon and Theodore.