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Best Music Of 2020

The Best Reissues And Box Sets Of 2020

December 17, 2020 • There was an avalanche of reissues and vault rediscoveries, across all genres and all eras. Each promises edification, but also flat-out thrilling listening.

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In Memoriam 2018: The Musicians We Lost

December 26, 2018 • A look back at the extraordinary creative souls we lost in 2018, from producer Richard Swift and opera singer Montserrat Caballé to rapper Mac Miller and Aretha Franklin.

In Memoriam 2018: The Musicians We Lost

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Yvonne Staples, Of The Renowned Staple Singers, Dead At 80

The Staple Singers performing in 1986 in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Yvonne, right, died April 10, 2018 at the age of 80. Paul Natkin/WireImage hide caption

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