Composer and sound artist Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, photographed during a screening of Candyman on Aug. 17, 2021 in New York. Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Universal Pictu hide caption
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In the 1950s, when they were barely adults themselves, Phil (left) and Don Everly took pieces of musical traditions and created songs that gave voice to a new youth culture that balanced, with all the awkwardness of teenage life, on an edge between anxiety about and hope for the future. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Veteran sound artist and composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe composed the score for the recent remake of Candyman. Desdemona Dallas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Marian Anderson recording at Webster Hall with her accompanist Franz Rupp in August 1961. John G. Ross/Sony Music hide caption
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"I never made judgments in my songs," Tom T. Hall said. "I had a lot of good characters, a lot of bad characters. But I never bragged on the good guys and I never condemned the losers." Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Occasionally, a woman artist will make it her mission to speak as the monster others fear her to be, turning shame into strength. That's the power of Kate Bush's The Dreaming. Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images; Courtesy of EMI Records hide caption
John Coltrane, photographed performing at The Penthouse during a run of performances in Seattle, Wash. in 1965. A recording of one, long lost, is now being released as A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle. Chuck Stewart/Courtesy Universal Music Group hide caption
John Coltrane's Masterpiece Breathes New Life With 'A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle'
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Records that changed our lives Photo Illustration by Estefania Mitre/NPR/Getty Images hide caption
One In A Million took Aaliyah's air of mystery and the laid-back vibes, and reworked them to help pioneer a new way forward in pop and R&B. Catherine McGann/Getty Images hide caption
Charlie Watts performs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., with the Rolling Stones in 2019. Taylor Hill/Getty Images hide caption
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Leslie Jordan on World Cafe
Water From Your Eyes' new album, Structure, is equal parts magical and menacing. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez. Ron Davis/Getty Images hide caption
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Chucky Thompson speaks at a Recording Academy event in January 2009. The late producer created some of the most celebrated hits of the '90s "hip-hop soul" era. Joe Kohen/WireImage for NARAS/Getty Images hide caption
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Hip-hop duo Outkast, circa 1990. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption