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How Japanese Engineering Transformed Pop Music

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How Japanese Engineering Transformed Pop Music

How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within.

By Jon Pareles

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Larry Bell’s Vast Collection of 12-String Acoustic Guitars

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.

By Zoe Lescaze

Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist With the Osmonds, Dies at 73

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Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist With the Osmonds, Dies at 73

Mr. Osmond was a founding member of the family pop group, which had a slew of hits in the 1970s, including “One Bad Apple” and “Yo-Yo.”

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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

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1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized

In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.

By Jon Pareles