The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

When Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger penned 1970’s “Without You,” they almost certainly had no idea it would one day ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile's “Who Believes in Angels” from their album of the same name has become an instant hit in the U ...

Though Coldplay broke out with a non-piano song, “Yellow,” Chris Martin’s piano riffs became as identifiable as his vocal hooks. So much so, that one of their biggest songs doesn’t even have a chorus.