Everly Brothers

Lady Gaga’s ‘Joker,’ and a Tour of Musical Clowning

Clowns, harlequins, jokers and Pierrots have served as the main characters in countless songs over the years, but they’re rarely there to conjure cheap laughs.

By Lindsay Zoladz

Baseball Bowie, David Everly Brothers George Strait Hot Chocolate internal-sub-only-nl Lee, Peggy Magnetic Fields (Music Group) New York Mets Palehound (Music Group) Pop and Rock Music Robinson, Smokey Smiths, The (Music Group) SZA (Singer) Talking Heads (Music Group) The Big Bopper Two Thousand Twenty Three Who, The (Music Group) Williams, Pharrell

A (Sad) Playlist for the 2023 New York Mets

Fifteen songs that tell the tale of a rough season.

By Frank Franklin IiAssociated Press

Cash, Johnny Cash, June Carter Everly Brothers Florence and the Machine June Brides (Music Group) Kinks Pop and Rock Music Simone, Nina

Moons, Junes and 7 Summer Tunes

Listen to a playlist that summons the heady days of a fresh season.

By Djamila Grossman for The New York Times

Deaths (Obituaries) Everly Brothers Love Hurts (Song) McCafferty, Dan (1946-2022) Mitchell, Joni Nazareth (Music Group) Pop and Rock Music Scotland

Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Frontman Who Sang ‘Love Hurts,’ Dies at 76

His band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak.

By Alex Traub

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