“My mom said, ‘I’ll lend you a quarter if you become a guitar player.’ I think I did!”: Steve Cropper dies aged 84

Born in Dora, Missouri on October 21, 1941, Cropper co-wrote the classic songs Green Onions for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and ...

Steve Cropper, Guitarist for Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers, Dies at 84

The songwriter, two-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer riffed on “Soul Man,” “Green Onions” and “(Sittin’ on) ...
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“My mom said, ‘I’ll lend you a quarter if you become a guitar player.’ I think I did!”: Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84

Born in Dora, Missouri on October 21, 1941, Cropper co-wrote the classic songs Green Onions for Booker T. & the M.G.’s and ...

Steve Cropper has died; legendary guitarist got his start at Stax

Steve Cropper, who got his start at Stax Records in Memphis, would ultimately help define the sound of soul music.
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DORA AND THE SEARCH FOR SOL DORADO : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Dora the Explorer is back(pack) back(pack) in a new live-action movie, Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (now streaming on Paramount+). Ostensibly a celebration of ...
American Songwriter

7 of the Most Iconic Classic Rock Intros of All Time

An introduction can make or break a song, as exemplified by these iconic classic rock intros. The first 30 seconds (or more) of a song serve as a musical first impression, setting the sonic stage for ...
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Investigation into Jakarta Jackson's death submitted to Rock Island County State's Attorney for review

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force (RICITF) has completed its investigation after a Rock Island police officer fatally shot 21-year-old Jakarta Jackson on Jan. 5. The case ...
American Songwriter

Indie Rock’s New Supergroup: An Introduction to The Hard Quartet

But how else does one describe a band of indie rock legends? The Hard Quartet features Stephen Malkmus (Pavement and the Jicks), Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Superwolf), Jim White (Dirty Three), and Emmett ...
Engadget

Google brings the AI feature that told Americans to eat rocks to six more countries

Google is expanding AI Overviews, the feature that summarizes answers to complex questions from the web and presents them at the top of traditional search results, to six more countries — India, Japan ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ at Fayetteville’s TheatreSquared

A father who escaped a murderous regime returns home after 30 years in search of his wayward daughter in "Cambodian Rock Band" by Lauren Yee, which opens Wednesday in the West Theatre at ...
Forbes

How To Master Time Fragmentation And Focus On The “Big Rocks”

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Picture your day as a jar waiting to be filled with tasks, ...
The Conversation

Dora Maar: a great photographer hidden behind the master of painting

Profesora Titular de Historia del Arte, UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia In the inevitable tide of recognition of so many women artists of the past 20th century who passed simply ...