By: Devin McKinney

An outlaw hero who found mainstream fame.

By: Franklin Bruno

Stax, and soul, wouldn’t have been the same without him.

By: Adam McGovern

The unquiet, wandering spirit of the freshly possible.

By: Adrienne Crew

He returned Southern Soul to its Country roots.

By: Brian Berger

1956 was an annus mirabilis for Nat King Cole.

By: Jacob Mikanowski

His career recapitulated the mystery of the blues in miniature.

By: Brian Berger

Brazilian masterpieces small and humongous.

By: Adam McGovern

Lover of noise, angel of the unaccepted.

By: Tucker Cummings

“I was half-crazy with anger… a woman on fire.”

By: William Nericcio

His presence is his lasting act of resistance.

By: Lynn Peril

Replacing something shitty with something great.

By: Jen Collins

“There’s nothing like living in a bottle.”

By: Brian Berger

He was country when country wasn’t cool.

By: Brian Berger

“Life is rhythm.”

By: Tucker Cummings

He is brilliant at blending comedy with sensuality.