Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.
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Today in Music History for Nov. 4: In 1740, English clergyman Augustus Toplady, who wrote the hymn "Rock of Ages," was born. In 1847, composer Felix Mendelssohn died at Leipzig at age 38.
This week’s list of things to do includes performances by comedian Margaret Cho, a film festival, author events and more.
Listen to The Who’s fun and chaotic cover of the Beach Boys hit “Barbara Ann,” from the new ‘Who Are You’ Super Deluxe box set.
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the only woman to have graced The Grateful Dead 's lineup, has died at 78. The singer died at a hospice on Sunday, Nov. 2, in Nashville after a lengthy cancer battle, ...