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Thanks Again Michael Kiwanuka, J. J. Cale, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Nina Simone, and Sly & the Family Stone are among those who know just how to say it

By Randall Poster
November 30, 2019
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Come On in My Kitchen Music to cook by, from Domenico Modugno, Roberta Flack, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton, the Temptations, Renato Carosone, and more

By Skye McAlpine
November 23, 2019
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Night Moves

By Randall Poster
November 16, 2019
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Sum of the Parts Tracks from albums you should hear lots more of, courtesy of Bowie, Coltrane, Dylan, Prince, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, the Stranglers, and others

By Marie-Louise Sciò
November 9, 2019
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From Marty Scorsese’s Movies What do Hoagy Carmichael, the Ronettes, Artie Shaw, the Rolling Stones, Dr. John, and Dropkick Murphys have in common?

By Randall Poster
November 2, 2019
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Halloween Charade An All Saints’ party with Patti, Billie, Neko, Nico, Emmylou, Bruce, Lucinda, and more—some with full names!

By George Kalogerakis
October 26, 2019
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College Tour 2019 A road trip with R.E.M., Kanye, Django Reinhardt, Post Malone, Joe Turner, and more …

October 19, 2019
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Dancing in the Air Chic, the Temptations, Diana Ross, the Pointer Sisters, the Trammps, the Pointer Sisters again … and more

By Eric Buterbaugh
October 12, 2019
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The Waverly Sound

By Graydon Carter
October 5, 2019
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Mad About the Girl Judy Garland, Jeff Buckley, Noël Coward, and more

By Rufus Wainwright
September 28, 2019
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September Songs Fontella Bass, King Curtis … Willie Bobo! And much more

By Randall Poster
September 21, 2019
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Show Tunes The O’Jays, Bette Midler, James Brown, Bobby Darin, and more

By Michael Kors
September 14, 2019
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Fashionable Tracks Danceable ones, too, from (among others) Beyoncé, Rihanna, Destiny’s Child, and, yes, Freezy

By Doutzen Kroes
September 7, 2019
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All Work and No Playlist? Hardly! Here are Donna Summer, Howlin’ Wolf, Queen, Betty Everett, and more

By Randall Poster
August 31, 2019
Playlists

Late-Night Beck, Ray Charles, the Beastie Boys, Vans Morrison and McCoy, and more

By Randall Poster
August 24, 2019
Playlists

Randall Poster’s Bumper-to-Bumper Blues Playlist Lily Allen, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Traffic
(naturally), Sly & Robbie, and More

By Randall Poster
August 17, 2019
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Randall Poster’s Deep-Summer Playlist: Ella Fitzgerald, Vampire Weekend, the Meters, and More …

By Randall Poster
August 10, 2019
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Randall Poster’s Midsummer Playlist: Nino Rota, Irma Thomas, and More …

By Randall Poster
August 3, 2019
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