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Ray Phiri, whose guitar work reached a worldwide audience, has died at the age of 70.

Rock bands are a lot like families and, just like any family, they can be very dysfunctional.

They'd already lost her brother Ricky Wilson in the run up to 1989's breakout smash 'Cosmic Thing.'

Clyde Stubblefield, who played on many of James Brown's most important records, has died at 74.

2002's October Road is the last album James Taylor released of original music. This has been a long time coming. I love listening to James Taylor. It brings back many fond memories for me.

Upon discovering this thing last week, I haven't been able to get it off of my mind. It's called the Roli Seaboard GRAND and is the coolest invention we keyboard players have seen since the keytar came along!

I love The Beatles, but I'm also a big fan of another force in the British Invasion - The Dave Clark 5. While they were portrayed as rivals of the "Fab Four", as Paul McCartney put it in an interview, they really had a much different sound. Last night, PBS Great Performances featured a two-hour documentary on the DC 5, complete with all that great music.

You may've heard Imogen Heap's single 'Hide and Seek' on the radio here in the states but before that she solidified herself in the UK as the veritable queen of electronic music. She has much more to her credit including getting her songs featured in TV and movies, but what she's involved in now is sure to make her a household name