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Van Morrison gets the band back together - after 54 years

Van the Man recently rolled back the years with The Monarchs. Here are a few other first acts that need a reboot

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 16:16

Chuck Berry obituary: Rock’n’roll’s first guitar hero

Berry’s songs, including ‘Johnny B Goode’ and ‘Maybellene’, inspired generations of musicians

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 13:43

Rock’n’roll guitarist Chuck Berry dies aged 90

Musician credited with merging blues and swing passes away in Missouri

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 22:47

Music heaven in megapolis on shores of Lake Michigan

From jazz to electric blues to house and indy rock, Windy City is a real capital of sounds

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 06:01

Live review: Bruce Springsteen on The River tour in Madison Square Garden

Bruce Springsteen has announced a live date at Croke park in May. Here’s a taste of what fans can expect, from a live review of his current The River tour

Thu Feb 4 2016 - 12:24

Raw materials bravely brought to life at African-American museum

America Letter: Washington museum will tackle sensitive issues of the past and present

Sun Aug 2 2015 - 11:51

Ibrahim Electric: Rumours from Outer Space

Fri Nov 7 2014 - 00:00

Eleanor McEvoy: Stuff

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 00:00

Ahmad Jamal: an American classic

Jamal, one of the most celebrated pianists in American music, doesn’t conform to the stereotype of jazz men of his generation. But then, he doesn’t even call it jazz

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00

Beatlemania: the Fab Four’s Irish concerts, 50 years on

Dublin had already hosted JFK in 1963, but nothing prepared the city for the arrival of four mop-top lads from Liverpool – and the riots and hysteria that followed

Thu Sep 19 2013 - 18:00

Throaty voice at RDS as Rod Stewart leads singalong

Singer treats fans to greatest hits singalong

Mon Jul 1 2013 - 10:11

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