The Unfairly Overlooked Lee Dorsey
Some performers simply make you happy to hear them. Lee Dorsey, who lived from 1924 to 1986, fits the category to a tee. This is what Digital Dream Door — a great site for music lovers, by the way — had to …
The Search for the Best Turntable Under $200
Turntables have a hard job: They spin a grooved record into which a stylus holding a tiny needle – usually a sliver of diamond, sometimes of sapphire – is lowered. That said, they don’t have to break the bank. In fact, it’s …
The Supremes: 12 Number One Hits in the Most Creative Decade in US Music History
The Supremes never lacked for competition. Consider 1966. There were a lot of songs released that year that we still hear every day on the radio. Indeed, it’s a hall of fame type thing: Simon and Garfunkel (“Sounds of Silence”), The Beatles …
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Finding the Best Record Player
Finding the best record player with speakers depends upon what you are looking for. That sounds like a tautology or a self-proving statement (a no-brainer, in other words). In this case, it isn’t quite so simple…and it’s a good place to begin. …
Video: Author Kent Gustavson on Doc Watson
Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson, who lived from 1923 to 2012, is among the most influential of American musicians of the past 100 years. The conventional wisdom is that Watson was a virtuoso country guitar player. That’s accurate, of course. But, at the …
The Turntable Stylus: Where the Diamond Hits the Vinyl
A turntable stylus is where the rubber hits the road for a sound system. Or, more accurately, it’s where the industrial diamond or sapphire hits the vinyl. One way to look at a component sound system is that it is a series …
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The Great Dr. John, the Great Malcolm John Rebennack
(Note: The above video references The Daily Music Break, a sister site.) Malcolm John (Mac) Rebennack Jr. — Dr. John — was an American original who inhabits a special place in our musical heritage. He lived from November 1941 until June 2019. …
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5 Best Phono Preamp Canidates
Finding the best phono preamp for your music setup is not necessarily difficult. It also doesn’t have to be too expensive. is for your system. Ironically one of the trickiest elements of dealing with phono preamps is simply deciding if you need …
Finding the Best Turntable Amplifier
EDIT–AMPS, NOT RECEIVERS One of the trickiest things about buying high tech stuff—be it cars, laptops or stereo receivers—is that there is so much available. Without a degree from MIT, it’s difficult to determine which is the best value for a set …