Paul Sexton

Graham Parker was more than ready for his breakthrough when his first album with The Rumour, 'Howlin' Wind,' was released in April 1976.

The 2018 album, a four-time Grammy winner, was imbued with pop, disco, soft rock and electronic influences as much as its country base.

The non-album single emerged after the rock opera and just before ‘Live At Leeds.’

The song was late to be recorded, and didn’t fully live up to its chart potential, but became a band staple just the same.

‘Duke’ Fakir, the last original member of Motown greats The Four Tops, has passed away.

Written while he was on the road in California, the song led to a marked upturn in fortunes for the Mississippi troubadour.

The Japanese artist’s signature song became a global, multi-million-selling sensation when it was renamed after a popular indigenous dish.

Nearly 30 years after Sledgehammer cleaned up at the MTV Awards, he was pushing boundaries again with his Back To Front concert movie

An interview with the late Kris Kristofferson: singer, songwriter, actor and legend

The giant left a vast imprint on popular music across a swathe of genres.