After years of hoping to bring Bonnie Raitt to its stage, the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, Connecticut finally got its wish on August 9, 2026 — and the result was the kind of summer evening that reminded everyone why some artists become more meaningful with time. The annual gala concert sold out quickly, filling the…
For Rolling Stones fans, the Mick Taylor years remain almost sacred territory. Between 1969 and 1974, the young blues guitarist helped shape a period that produced some of the band’s most celebrated music, bringing a fluid, melodic style that sounded dramatically different from Keith Richards’ raw, rhythm-driven attack. Yet decades after Taylor walked away from…
For more than six decades, the Rolling Stones have carried America inside their music. Long before stadiums, private jets and worldwide fame, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were English teenagers fascinated by American blues, rhythm and blues and the rock ’n’ roll records arriving from across the Atlantic. America was never simply another market for…
George Strait has spent more than four decades building a career around one quality his fans value almost as much as his music: consistency. He rarely chases trends, rarely turns private opinions into public spectacle, and has remained closely identified with the traditional country sound that made him the “King of Country.” That is why…
On March 16, 1991, Reba McEntire was 35 years old, exhausted from bronchitis and resting in a San Diego hotel after a private show. Her band and crew had already boarded a chartered jet, while Reba, her then-husband and manager Narvel Blackstock, and her stylist planned to leave separately the following day. Then, in the…
▶ Watch the full video at the end of the article. Fifty years into a career that has already given country music some of its most unforgettable voices, characters and stories, Reba McEntire is still finding ways to make the next chapter feel new. Her latest surprise comes with “Ring Ring,” the title track of…
At 84, Barbra Streisand has reached a point in her legendary career where she could easily remain above America’s political storms, surrounded by six decades of music, movies and awards that have already secured her place in entertainment history. Instead, the famously outspoken star has once again stepped directly into one of Washington’s most divisive…
For more than five decades, Bonnie Raitt has created the kind of music that refuses to disappear when the final note fades. Her smoky voice, fearless slide guitar and deeply human understanding of love, regret and resilience have made her one of the most distinctive figures in American roots music. Now, a story circulating among…
In a room designed for spectacle, where every entrance is calculated to become a headline and every outfit seems determined to outshine the one before it, Keith Richards and Patti Hansen reportedly managed to do something far more difficult: they made effortless look unforgettable. According to social-media posts circulating among fans, the Rolling Stones legend…
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In this fictionalized tribute inspired by Bonnie Raitt’s warmth, compassion and lifelong connection with her audience, a packed arena of nearly 40,000 people is roaring beneath the lights when the entire atmosphere suddenly changes. At the edge of the stage stands a nine-year-old boy living with a serious heart condition, small enough to disappear inside…