John Lee Hooker

A great summer driving song — music that virtually propels you toward your next adventure — requires an aggressive beat. An insistent snare drum snap like Charles Connors' on those early Little Richard songs. Propelling percussion like the...

As one of the most respected figures in the history of the blues, John Lee Hooker should have been an early giant of rock 'n' roll, right? His "Boogie Chillen' " was a smash R&B single in 1949 — just about the time Elvis Presley and the other rock...

Hometown: Cockeysville Current members: Matt Cullinan, acoustic guitar and vocals Founded in: 2005 Style: acoustic folk rock Influenced by: Sam Cooke, John Lee Hooker, Pat McGee, Ben Harper, the Beatles, James Brown Notable: Cullinan started...

IN one, a poor woman from the west coast of Ireland flies, to the strains of a lonely Celtic melody, to Graceland to pay homage to Elvis Presley. In another, a British soldier wounded in World War II wanders London, recalling the days when he danced to...

Friday September 18, 1998      China has forcefully occupied Tibet, its tiny neighbor, since invading it in 1949. Since then China has done its best to destroy Tibet's Buddhist culture. In recent years the plight of Tibet has become a cause celebre among...

Friday July 16, 1999      It is a sound once heard, never forgotten. A sound with the power to rearrange your mind and transform your life. That's what it did for San Francisco-based blind blues singer Paul Pena, and "Genghis Blues," an enchanting...