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Blues musician keeps long-ago past vibrant

As you walk down Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, it may be easy to forget that it's 2009.

?uestlove: The Roots 'redefine art of house band'

Yes, they signed with a mega-label and are cashing checks as a late-night show's house band, but sellouts? The Roots?

Barbecue, Bible and Abe chase racism from Mississippi rib joint

Pat Davis was just 10 years old when two black men came into his father's barbecue joint in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in 1947. A huge fuss ensued, with four racists shouting every name in the book.

Madeleine Peyroux looks deep inside

Madeleine Peyroux has carved out a successful career as an interpreter of songs from greats such as Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline and Leonard Cohen. But on her fourth album, the smoky-voiced singer holds the mirror up to herself.

Blues legend Koko Taylor dies at 80

The Queen of the Blues is dead.

Michael Eavis: Glastonbury God

Now in its 37th year, the Glastonbury festival has built a reputation as the mother of all music festivals, with the biggest names in rock music gladly accepting invitations to play the Pyramid stage year after year. Yet for all their combined wealth and fame, it is festival's organizer who remains the true star of Glastonbury.

Review: 'Cadillac' rides smoothly

"Cadillac Records," the story of a rowdy musical revolution and the record label that helped to launch it, begins in 1941, when Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) is a sharecropper playing slide guitar under the blazing hot Mississippi sun.

People.com: Beyoncé Shows Off $5M Wedding Ring

The singer, who secretly married in April, flashes an 18 carat diamond at Fashion Rocks

Guitarist Bo Diddley dead at 79

Bo Diddley, the musical pioneer whose songs, such as "Who Do You Love?" and "Bo Diddley," melded rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. He was 79.

People.com: Music Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies at 79

VIDEO: The influential musician helped the blues evolve into rock 'n' roll

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