There are songs people remember because they were hits, and then there are songs that seem to become part of a life itself. “The Way We Were” has always belonged to the second category. For more than five decades, Barbra Streisand’s voice has carried its aching melody through weddings, anniversaries, heartbreaks and quiet evenings when…
▶ Watch the full video at the end of the article. For millions of people, Barbra Streisand walking onto a stage has always looked effortless. The lights rise, the orchestra begins, and that unmistakable voice seems to take control of the room before anyone has time to wonder what might be happening behind the curtain….
More than four decades into one of rock ’n’ roll’s most enduring marriages, Keith Richards and Patti Hansen still have a way of attracting attention without appearing to chase it. This time, according to photos and posts circulating among fans, Patti became the center of conversation after beach images reportedly showed the former supermodel in…
After more than four decades of marriage, Keith Richards and Patti Hansen have already lived through enough extraordinary chapters to fill several lifetimes. There have been stadium tours, fashion covers, family celebrations, devastating losses and the remarkable transformation of one of rock ’n’ roll’s most notorious rebels into a devoted father, grandfather and, most recently,…
For more than sixty years, Keith Richards has built his reputation on one thing almost as recognizable as his guitar sound: he has never seemed interested in asking permission to be himself. The Rolling Stones legend has survived changing fashions, political eras and attempts to make rock ’n’ roll rebellion safer and easier to package….
Long before John Prine became one of America’s most revered songwriters, Bonnie Raitt was hearing whispers about a remarkable young man coming out of Chicago. He had worked as a mailman, served in the Army and carried Kentucky roots through his family, yet somehow seemed able to turn the lives of ordinary people into unforgettable…
Cody Green knew far too much about hospitals before he was old enough to understand why childhood was supposed to feel carefree. Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at just 22 months old, the Indiana boy spent much of his short life moving between treatments, remission, relapse and uncertainty. Yet the people who remembered Cody rarely…
Bonnie Raitt has never been an artist who believed music should exist in a vacuum. For more than five decades, the blues-rock legend has carried a guitar in one hand and a deeply held sense of social responsibility in the other, speaking about environmental protection, peace, civil rights and the importance of ordinary people participating…
For more than fifty years, Bonnie Raitt has walked onto stages with the kind of calm that makes difficult songs look effortless. But one of the most unforgettable performances of her life began very differently — with grief so fresh that she was not sure she could make it through the song at all. Years…
For more than five decades, Bonnie Raitt has built her reputation without needing to be the loudest person in the room. Her slide guitar, weathered soulfulness and deeply human songs have always spoken loudly enough. But according to a dramatic story now circulating online, the 76-year-old blues-rock legend found herself at the center of an…