When you’re young, a lot of songs don’t make sense. You lack the life experience to pick up on references and emotions. Then, some song lyrics remain confusing even after you grow up. The three songs ...

The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music. By Jon Pareles In his music, ...

The year 1970 was the start of not only a new decade, but also a year of some of country music’s biggest hits. Although the artists likely didn’t realize it at the time, in 1970, some of the songs ...