Archive for March, 2014
Happy Birthday, Chaka Khan!
For the past 40+ years Chaka Khan has crossed and blurred the borders between rhythm and blues, jazz, pop, fusion and funk with ease, refusing to be categorized.
Nat King Cole
On what would have been Nat King Cole’s 95th birthday, Performing Songwriter honors the man with one of the most influential pianists and memorable voices in American music.
Nancy Wilson’s Guitar Magic
From the moment she saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, Nancy Wilson knew the guitar was the key to her future. A decade later she and her sister Ann stormed the stage as Heart and landed a blow for female equality in a rock and roll world.