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Quick Reads: Rock/Pop ReviewsQuick Reads: Jazz ReviewsQuick Reads: Gospel/Blues/Soul ReviewsQuick Reads: Country ReviewsOver The Rhine: 20 years on, the conversation continuesReliving the glory days of folk musicDylan and Cohen gave rock music credibilityAfter seven decades, Mavis Staples has a career highNew Music from Three Country Philosophers70 is the new 20 for Tom JonesHow prog rock met avant garde in churchMass was the first ‘Christian rock’ albumElvis remains beyond compareDolly Parton: astute and uncommonly honestLet’s Change The World With Music worth the long waitCivil Rights-inspired music stands the test of timeChurch had undeniable influence on rock pioneersRock ‘n’ roll can still be liberatingAn insider’s view of the Fab Four – and much moreLooking back at Los Angeles’ legendary 1960s Sunset StripWoodstock legacy remains contentious1959 – a great year for JazzAngel tells tragic tale of Larry NormanHurt — and healed — by love: Korn’s Fieldy on sobriety, faith, and moreFolsom Prison documents turning point for CashBurritos overshadowed by Gram Parsons legendHank Williams expressed the dreams, prayers and hopes of the working peopleSimone never forgot faith rootsJazz can be fertile ground for sacred compositionsGabe Dixon: second time’s the charmFrom New Christy to ‘living Christ;’ Barry McGuire’s ongoing journeyBryan MacLean: Love before, after, and beyondLove Story and Forever Changes reissues give Love their dueThe heart and soul of the Beach BoysSpiritual quest under the surface in 60s San FranciscoPete Malinverni – Jazz and Gospel ‘separated at birth’Larry Coryell – an improvised lifeJazz reviewsSpirituality under the surface of jazz‘Big time sinner’ Billie Joe Shaver finds forgivenessGospel veteran Knight offers vigorous tribute to Gary DavisArthur Alexander’s triumphant final chapterEx-Korn member on being saved – from himselfMichelle Shocked ‘went for the singing, and stayed for the song’Mark Volman: from the Turtles to Professor Flo – a work in progressPoster boy for sin now rebels by following ChristThe spiritual Zevon beneath the cynicismThe tragedy – and triumph – of Judee SillThe Beatles according to TurnerBeatles books: covering everything from gospel to gearCountry rock pioneer Richie Furay’s many claims to fameU2′s vision on display in new releasesByrds of a feather: McGuinn and HillmanOver the Rhine happily ‘against the grain’Rocker Jonny Lang still ‘pressing forward’Rolling Stone ‘Keef’ shows his spiritual sideDanielson founder on ‘Christian music’ and the real mainstreamBono and the ‘God Factor’Eisley and ‘the atmosphere of God’Crowell’s Outsider takes no prisonersMore on Country music, including Carter and Cash familiesSam Cooke’s musical legacy overshadows his flaws and tragic deathCatholic musicians speak outAt 66, hit-maker Dion gets the blues in the BronxElectronica wiz Hunter content in mainstream nicheHarvey Kubernik – Rock ‘n’ Roll as religionMiller’s Prayer connects unexpected dotsJohn Davis back in the saddle againHimmelman should be a household nameResurrected, re-imagined Smile a triumph for Brian WilsonBeach Boys bandleader ‘channeling ideas from God’Christians – warts and allBlind Boys as vital as everBono on karma, grace, love and nutcasesBen Folds ReviewRobeson, Anderson and Staples: musical giantsHello, gospel rootsU2 and Tom Waits still producing vital musicTom Waits: the great contrarian continues to challengeAn essential Gary Davis releaseJames Vincent: highs and lows of a remarkable ‘space traveler’Newman’s witty, atheist take on Faust‘The Man in Black’ has gone home to his MakerSam Cooke’s gospel essential listeningCountry Has Forgotten Its RootsBrian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ musical geniusBeach Boys & Shaggs: two kinds of legendsBluegrass more popular than everCreative blasts from the pastU2: biblical imagery and spiritual provocationBuddy and Julie Miller keep great musical companyJohnny Cash ReviewBluesman Gary Davis influenced an entire generationDion ReviewGreat artists mixed pop, gospelBurns’ Jazz an impressive — and flawed — undertakingCultural respect a long time coming for jazzRandy Travis’ gospel continues country traditionsJohnny Cash is the genuine articleNashville machine fails rising Canadian starGrand Funk’s captain knew Middle America — and the LordWandering across the traditional music landscapeTip of the FrebergGrand Funk still a force after 30 yearsJazz music — going by the bookJazz — from adventure to elevatorFolk archives includes gospel treasuresCountry music and Christian faith inextricably linkedFolk ReviewsPraising God with Sacred SteelDion—from doo-wop to his gospel yearsHank Williams ReviewSam Cooke’s Life in ReviewJohnny Cash Review