music history

Photo credit: YouTube screenshot via Shout! Studios – George Harrison took the Art Garfunkel role for Paul Simon's 1976 'SNL' version of "Homeward Bound."

Culture

In 1976, George Harrison joined Paul Simon for a haunting ‘SNL’ duet of ‘Homeward Bound’

Ryan Reed

10/16/2025
Photo credit: Warner Records via Amazon (left, cropped) / Canva, Rusian Lytvyn from Зображення користувача Руслан Литвин (right, cropped) – An investor in the the 'Purple Rain' musical says the production helps realize a personal dream.

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For investor, Prince ‘Purple Rain’ musical heading to Broadway realizes a ‘lifelong dream’

Ryan Reed

10/2/2025
Photo credit: Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (left) / Canva via Aflo Images from アフロ (Aflo), cropped (right) – When I first heard Radiohead's third album, my whole world changed. Why does the music of our youth stick with us?

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A Radiohead album changed how I experience music. But why do these discoveries fade with time?

Ryan Reed

9/22/2025
Photo credit: Associated Press (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (left, cropped) / Casablanca Records (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (right, cropped) / Canva, Macrovector (question mark graphic) – Who are The Beatles of the 1970s and beyond?

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The Beatles ruled the 1960s—duh. But who are ‘The Beatles of the ’70s and beyond?

Ryan Reed

9/19/2025
Photo credit: Canva, pixelshot (left, cropped) / Ivan Samkov from Pexels (right, cropped) – These are some of the saddest songs ever.

Culture, Music

These are the saddest songs ever recorded, according to researchers and listeners

Ryan Reed

9/3/2025
Photo credit: Julio Enriquez via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, cropped (left) / Micahmedia via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0, cropped (right) – In 2013, Prince borrowed someone's guitar—and then smashed it on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.'

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Prince broke a borrowed guitar with a wild onstage toss in 2013. But the story ended well.

Ryan Reed

8/19/2025
Photo credit: Photo by Ckuhl via Wikimedia Commons (CC‑BY‑SA 3.0) – Eric Clapton performing love on stage in Rotterdam, 2006

Culture, Past Events

A resurfaced Eric Clapton interview reveals the devastating details that inspired “Tears in Heaven”

GOOD Staff

8/18/2025
Photo credit: Unidentified photographer for Michiganensian via Wikimedia Commons, public domain, cropped, with Canva text (left) / Bryan Ledgard via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, cropped (right) – John Lennon once wrote a fascinating letter to a then-obscure folk artist. It wasn't delivered for decades.

Culture, Music

John Lennon wrote a wise letter to an aspiring folk artist. It went undelivered for decades.

Ryan Reed

8/16/2025
Photo credit: Takahiro Kyono via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (left) Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (right) – Remembering when Paul McCartney visited Brian Wilson and played him a new Beatles song.

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

Ryan Reed

8/10/2025
Photo credit: screenshot from BeeGees FanTubin’ YouTube channel – The Bee Gees performed an incredible a cappella version of "How Deep Is Your Love" in 1998.

Culture, Media

The Bee Gees’ blissful a cappella ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ might beat the classic original

Ryan Reed

8/9/2025

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