As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Pam Hogg, Clothes Designer Who Went to Extremes, Dies at 74
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Best Albums of 2025
The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.
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Best Songs of 2025
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Steve Cropper: 9 Essential Songs
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Miley Cyrus and Maxx Morando Are Engaged
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Dijon, a Studio Maestro, Is Stepping Into the Spotlight
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
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‘The Interview’: Simon Cowell Is Sorry, Softer and Grieving Liam Payne
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John Tesh Keeps Bouncing Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba Back
The resurgence of “Roundball Rock,” the N.B.A. theme song he composed, has made the musician more visible than he’s been in over 20 years. He hasn’t been idle.
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8 New Songs You Should Hear Now
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.