Bruce Springsteen covers classic soul and R&B on 'Only the Strong Survive,' plus a live Alex Chilton reissue and a new album from Melissa Carper.
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The Boss proves it all night in a classic concert, which is finally available after more than four decades.
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A big-box edition of a Cat Stevens bestseller, four volumes of great covers by Lucinda Williams, and Joe Grushecky's collaboration with Bruce Springsteen.
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Steve Van Zandt delivers four CDs' worth of live material, including a Beatles tribute in Liverpool that is also available as a video.
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My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.
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Springsteen looks backward on his uneven but frequently enthralling 20th studio album. Plus, a fine blues reissue from Jimmie Vaughan.
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In part 2, Nils Lofgren talks life on the road with The Boss, writing with Lou Reed, and his recent reunion with Neil Young.
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In Part 1, Nils discusses his 50+ years in the music biz, his new live 2-CD set 'Weathered,' the great Cindy Mizelle, Willie Nile, and more.
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Teddy Thompson's first solo album since 2016 is a winner. Plus, a stirring release from the Alan Lomax archives; new CDs from Joe Ely, G.F. Patrick, and Gravel & Grace; and an Elliott Murphy movie.
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Soulful Americana is alive and well on the new release by Jarrod Dickenson.
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