http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=4&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Oldies Artists on Rhapsody OnlineOldiesen720Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:24 +0000 http://static.rhap.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=4&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.978&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Tue, 7 May 2013 17:20:27 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.978 art.978 The Rolling Stones art.978 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.978&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.978&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Their Satanic Majesties Request, the down-and-out honky-tonk of Exile On Main Street and the clean modernist surfaces of Bridges To Babylon and believe they were recorded by the same band. Of course, in some ways they weren't; the lineup changes that have dogged the Stones account for much of their musical diversity. Jagger's famous slur and Richards' sloppy guitar elegance are the two constants in the band's many life cycles that make every Stones song instantly recognizable. - CDRISCOLL]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69132&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Art & Progressive Rock Tue, 14 May 2013 08:14:10 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69132 art.69132 Pink Floyd art.69132 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69132&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69132&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Dark Side of the Moon. The concept album par excellence, Moon utilizes a narrative lyric structure and musical leitmotifs to give the album a sense of coherence. These compositional strategies culminated in '79s harrowing magnum opus, The Wall, an unflinching look at England's soul -- its educational system, its flirtations with fascism, the conservatism leading up to Thatcher. After Waters' defection, the remaining members came down with a crippling case of the blands but decided to stick it out, releasing a series of flashy (note '95's Pulse), nostalgic commodities that basically sounded like David Gilmour solo efforts (even if they continued to sell like genuine Pink Floyd productions). In July 2005, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters reformed for the Live 8 charity concert. Sadly, in July 2006, Syd Barrett died at the age of 60, from complications of diabetes. - CDRISCOLL]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Wed, 15 May 2013 18:12:03 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.154 art.154 Elvis Presley art.154 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.154&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44311&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Garage Rock Revival Wed, 15 May 2013 07:52:23 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44311 art.44311 The Black Keys art.44311 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44311&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44311&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss The Big Come Up. Almost instantly, the Keys were inundated with comparisons to the White Stripes, but their leaning toward traditional blues and Hendrix-ish psychedelia resulted in a less pop-oriented following. They went on to release Thickfreakness in 2003, Rubber Factory the following year and Magic Potion in 2006. Opting to finally ditch the basement for a professional studio in 2008, the two completed Attack & Release, a more polished yet experimentally enhanced album with the help of producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse. - SBENSON]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1967&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Wed, 15 May 2013 16:02:16 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1967 art.1967 Stevie Wonder art.1967 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1967&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1967&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life Wonder proved to be a complex and complete artist, painting colorful political, spiritual and soulful journeys with a variety of guest artists and his own multi-instrumental skills. His voice, harmonica and keyboards are as instantly recognizable as his trademark sway, able to make you laugh and boogie with joy, or cry over the unbridled emotion of his compositions. In late 2005, he released A Time To Love, his first new album in ten years. It was praised by critics and fans alike, further cementing his status as a musical legend who still has more magic to share. - JTERRY]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.831&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Mon, 6 May 2013 03:55:16 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.831 art.831 Bob Dylan art.831 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.831&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.831&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan catapulted the artist to stardom but he was already burning to get away from acoustic backing and match his unique vision to rock, country and blues. Dylan's music influenced a whole new generation of musicians -- such as the Beatles and Stevie Wonder -- to start crafting songs about what was important to them. While Dylan kick-started folk and country rock in his '60s studio work, the ragged home recordings he made with the Band showed that not even poorly placed microphones could stifle brilliance. Dylan still tours these days and records less often then he used to, but as albums such as 1997's Time Out of Mind and 2006's Modern Times prove, the man still has a lot to say and continues to do it in a way that no one else can. - NDEDINA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61027&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Jam Rock Mon, 6 May 2013 03:55:11 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61027 art.61027 The Grateful Dead art.61027 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61027&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61027&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Workingman's Dead and American Beauty LPs will be pleased to know that there is an overwhelming amount of well-recorded and downloadable live jams from that era when Jerry was younger, the songs were fresh, and the guitars sounded especially warm. - ESHEA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2196&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Sun, 12 May 2013 03:32:30 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2196 art.2196 Marvin Gaye art.2196 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2196&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2196&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss What's Going On? (1971). That album eschewed the pop frivolity of Gaye's earlier work, grappling with such issues as the Vietnam War, poverty and the ecology. Its success allowed him to create increasingly personal records. Let's Get It On was perhaps the most explicitly sexual album of its era; the double LP Here My Dear recounted the disintegration of his marriage in such detail that his wife considered suing for privacy invasion. Gaye's final chart topper was "Sexual Healing" (1983), a luscious ballad that simmered erotically beneath Gaye's velvet-lined vocals. His unexpected death in 1984 at the hands of his father renewed interest in his life, music and legacy. - KHOLLOWAY]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44122&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Sun, 5 May 2013 22:10:19 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44122 art.44122 The Beach Boys art.44122 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44122&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44122&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Pet Sounds in May of 1966. In the liner notes of this orchestrated pop masterpiece, Wilson admits that his aim was to write a "teenage symphony to God." Generally hailed as the greatest rock 'n' roll album ever, Pet Sounds struggled to attain the commercial success of the band's earlier suburban hymns. Although the Beach Boys (as well as Brian Wilson) went on to make many more successful albums, they never came close to approximating the innovative genius and transcendent, childlike innocence that was Pet Sounds. - ESHEA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1632&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Disco Sun, 12 May 2013 03:22:48 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1632 art.1632 Bee Gees art.1632 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1632&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1632&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Saturday Night Fever soundtrack with tunes like "Night Fever," "How Deep is Your Love," and of course, "Stayin' Alive." Lush harmonies, symphonic arrangements, and a tendency to reinvent themselves when the going gets tough have made this band one of the longest-running pop acts around. - SBARDEEN]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.942&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Tue, 14 May 2013 12:08:23 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.942 art.942 The Temptations art.942 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.942&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.942&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44156&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Tue, 14 May 2013 03:54:04 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44156 art.44156 Jimi Hendrix art.44156 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44156&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44156&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Wed, 8 May 2013 15:47:30 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1505 art.1505 Neil Diamond art.1505 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1505&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.774&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:36:45 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.774 art.774 The Who art.774 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.774&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.774&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Tommy (1969). In one fell swoop, the band upgraded their standing from "average Joes" to intelligentsia. Emboldened by Tommy's success, Townshend's songwriting became increasingly self-centered and confessional. While "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Love, Reign O'er Me" are simply sublime, much of the Who's '70s material is bogged down by the band's internal conflicts and Townshend's downward spiral into alcohol and drug abuse. The public began to feel that the band had simply overstayed its welcome. Fans had a hard time forgiving the spokesmen of angry youth for getting old, and the band seems to have had a difficult time forgiving themselves. - CDRISCOLL]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1783&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Folk Pop Mon, 6 May 2013 03:55:03 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1783 art.1783 Simon & Garfunkel art.1783 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1783&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1783&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:56:39 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7515017 art.7515017 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons art.7515017 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7515017&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43266&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Wed, 15 May 2013 07:30:06 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43266 art.43266 The Doors art.43266 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43266&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43266&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14048&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Garage Rock Revival Mon, 6 May 2013 03:54:43 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14048 art.14048 White Stripes art.14048 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14048&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14048&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Elephant, proved to be even more of a success, with "Seven Nation Army" providing a riff that was almost instantly recognizable. Increasing critical acclaim set expectations high for their fifth album, the diverse, piano-driven Get Behind Me, Satan. Meg and Jack followed that up with the irresistible Icky Thump, a return to straightforward rock that was one of the high points of '07. The White Stripes announced their breakup in early 2011. - JPRUETT]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4710&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Wed, 15 May 2013 18:22:01 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4710 art.4710 Aretha Franklin art.4710 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4710&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4710&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss A Rose is Still A Rose embraced hip-hop production with great success. Aretha Franklin remains a vital part of the modern music scene. - NDEDINA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39830&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Tue, 7 May 2013 07:25:45 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39830 art.39830 The Jackson 5 art.39830 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39830&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39830&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53592030&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Blues & Boogie Rock Tue, 7 May 2013 17:21:17 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.53592030 art.53592030 Alabama Shakes art.53592030 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53592030&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.53592030&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69253&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Sat, 11 May 2013 22:04:28 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69253 art.69253 Otis Redding art.69253 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69253&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69253&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss the voice of Southern Soul music and one of the greatest vocalists of all time, Otis Redding was, and continues to be, an inspiration to any musician with a desire to move people with music (and any listener not made out of stone). Neither as smooth as Marvin Gaye or Sam Cooke nor as funky as James Brown, Redding was a big, sweaty man who put every ounce into his performances: you can hear every mistake he ever made in his voice when he cries and screams his way through "I've Been Loving You Too Long" and virtually every other song he recorded. Backed by a top form Booker T. and the MG's, his Stax recordings still crackle with the energy and fire of the South. The sad justice in his passing, shortly after leaving a sea of flush-faced hippies gawking at the Monterey Pop Festival, is that he had just unwittingly cemented his status in both the rock and Soul worlds. His passing, at a criminally young twenty-six years of age, managed to both seal the end of the Soul singer era and leave a vacant space in music that has yet to be filled. - JPRUETT]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40110&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:02 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40110 art.40110 Sam Cooke art.40110 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40110&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40110&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:03 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38470 art.38470 James Brown art.38470 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '00s Alternative Mon, 6 May 2013 05:34:54 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56565 art.56565 Yeah Yeah Yeahs art.56565 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56565&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Flashdance-style of dress, not to mention her vocals, which could moan and shriek with passion and suffering. The band itself ran from dance-oriented 4/4 beats toward choppy post-punk; songs are clunky, spastic and melodic. Their debut album, Fever Too Tell, came out in 2003 and features the hit "Maps." They followed up that success with 2006's Show Your Bones. For their third release, 2009's It's Blitz, the trio took a slightly different approach, washing their gritty guitar rock in a wave of synths and dance beats. - JPRUETT]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2959&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Tue, 7 May 2013 17:36:29 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2959 art.2959 The Commodores art.2959 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2959&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2959&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Three's Company. - RPEPPER]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61022&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Tue, 14 May 2013 22:52:14 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61022 art.61022 Roy Orbison art.61022 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61022&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61022&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5196427&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Garage Rock Revival Wed, 8 May 2013 16:48:30 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5196427 art.5196427 Jack White art.5196427 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5196427&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5196427&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1185&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Art & Progressive Rock Wed, 1 May 2013 04:26:05 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1185 art.1185 The Moody Blues art.1185 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1185&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1185&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Days of Future Passed(1967). Embraced by flower children and art rock lovers alike, the album-story winds through a prototypical day before ending with their most famous song, "Nights in White Satin." Over the top? Absolutely. Pretentious? Possibly. So, the Moodies dropped the orchestra and placed more importance on keyboardist Mike Pinder's mellotron and the rest of the group's ability as multi-instrumentalists. The streamlined sound served them well, especially on songs such as the joyous rocker "Ride My See-Saw." After making a series of albums in this vein, the band went on hiatus, only to reemerge in the late 1970s. They never again broke new ground in popular music, but they did have enjoy a few more hits, most notably "Your Wildest Dreams" (1986). The band has continued frequent touring and the sporadic release of records into the present day, with Keys of the Kingdom, Strange Times and December appearing in 1991, 1999 and 2003, respectively. - WLERNER]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Thu, 2 May 2013 03:06:06 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4195 art.4195 Diana Ross art.4195 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4195&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Lady Sings The Blues) and secured an Academy Award nomination. Not bad for an acting novice and singer on her own for the first time. Over the years, Diana Ross has continued to earn film roles, chart placements, and the undying respect and admiration of drag queens the world over. - KHOLLOWAY]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1524&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Tue, 7 May 2013 17:36:27 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1524 art.1524 Smokey Robinson art.1524 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1524&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1524&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss A Quiet Storm provided the name and musical template for the simmering urban love genre that has helped keep our nurseries and daycare centers full. - NDEDINA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.896&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Tue, 7 May 2013 17:36:11 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.896 art.896 The Supremes art.896 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.896&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.896&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38141&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss British Invasion Sun, 5 May 2013 17:26:06 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38141 art.38141 The Kinks art.38141 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38141&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38141&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Lola vs. the Powerman & the Money-Go-Round, Part One (1970). The record is a cutting, acerbic look at the music industry, and the song "Lola" put the band back on top -- and what a song to do so, as it's become the most famous song in the rock 'n' roll oeuvre to deal with gender-swapping and/or transvestism. The Kinks continued to record powerful singles and solid albums, but their fame rests firmly on their utterly unique early material. - ESHEA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.653&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Singer-Songwriter Wed, 1 May 2013 04:20:39 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.653 art.653 Carole King art.653 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.653&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.653&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Tapestry, a mondo hit that did for female singer-songwriters what Paul Simon did for the guys. One of the main consequences of this key album was that the public got clued into all the great songs King had written -- often with Jerry Goffin -- for other artists when the Brill Building ruled '60s pop. Such wonders as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "You've Got a Friend" are ultra-catchy, yet have a depth that is sorely missing in today's market of disposable singles. King's career was the inspiration behind the movie Grace of My Heart. - NDEDINA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3910&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Wed, 15 May 2013 23:40:15 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3910 art.3910 Gladys Knight art.3910 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3910&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3910&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1311&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Wed, 8 May 2013 14:50:08 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1311 art.1311 The Four Tops art.1311 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1311&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1311&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60013&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Surf Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:02 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.60013 art.60013 The Ventures art.60013 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60013&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60013&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38144&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Blues & Boogie Rock Sat, 11 May 2013 11:39:58 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38144 art.38144 Janis Joplin art.38144 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38144&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38144&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss
A fifth generation Texan, born in the deep water anchorage town of Port Arthur, Joplin always had one of her tiny high-heels firmly placed on the open road. A noisy and wildly talented harbinger of the burgeoning cultural revolution, she turned her back on small town life and hitchhiked to San Francisco with the equally atavistic impresario Chet Helms. With Helms' help, she hooked up with bluesy folk rock combo Big Brother and the Holding Company, sharpening their rather soft psychedelic edges and transforming the group into a firebrand outfit that would make a huge mark on the 1960s' musical landscape.

Joplin took her cues from the blues greats, grafting the sensual rhythms of Bessie Smith and the defiance of Willie Mae Thornton to a pulsating rock beat. The world noticed what the wild-haired chanteuse was up to when Big Brother performed at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival, bringing her rare and bombastic talent to that infamous stage and holding her own with Jimi Hendrix and The Who. Big Brother's second album, 1968's Cheap Thrills, found Joplin helping to midwife a new mode of musical expression for "chick" singers. Being a refined looker who could actually carry a tune (think Mary Hopkin, Marianne Faithfull) was no longer enough once Janis started belting with authority from her heart and deepest soul.

Unfortunately, her massive talent did not bring the peace and self-acceptance she craved. She used to bemoan her sense of isolation, remarking sadly, "Every night I make love to 25,000, but I go home alone." Ironically, she was adored by millions but had apparently lost her capacity to recognize real love when it was offered. She tried to fill the void with drugs and alcohol, and ultimately died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970. She looms as large in death as she did in life, encouraging subsequent generations to feel without holding back. Joplin left behind a small but tremendous legacy, including two albums with Big Brother, and two solo albums (I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Bules Again, Mama!, recorded with the Kozmic Blues Band, and Pearl, with the Full Tilt Boogie Band, which came out a month after her death). - juhelszki]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3143&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Fri, 17 May 2013 01:32:14 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3143 art.3143 Chuck Berry art.3143 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3143&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3143&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1172&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Folk-Rock Thu, 9 May 2013 05:52:57 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1172 art.1172 The Byrds art.1172 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1172&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1172&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14023&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Surf Revival Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:22:10 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14023 art.14023 The Treblemakers art.14023 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14023&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14023&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1105&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Sat, 11 May 2013 03:06:02 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1105 art.1105 Sly & the Family Stone art.1105 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1105&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1105&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Whole New Thing to 1969's Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone sounded like they were having a party that the whole world was invited to. Outrageous horn arrangements, power soul anthems and bionic funk took the band up in the stratosphere until 1971's epic There's a Riot Goin' On, an album that was labeled too dark and political by critics, but respected as honest and gutsy by fans. Sly continued to record with the Family Stone until the late 1970s when his problems with substance abuse consumed him. To this day, Sly Stone has managed to stay out of the public eye except for the rare television appearance and occasional "blue moon" sighting at San Francisco's Brother-In Law's Barbecue Ribs. - ESHEA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.49644&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:35:18 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.49644 art.49644 The Mamas & The Papas art.49644 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.49644&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.49644&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36786&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss '60s Oldies Sat, 11 May 2013 14:47:18 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36786 art.36786 The Monkees art.36786 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36786&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36786&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Head is still a creative tour de (unfocused) force. What does it say about modern pop music that the Prefab Four made better music than today's "uncompromising" artistic geniuses? - NDEDINA]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Sun, 12 May 2013 07:37:35 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.559 art.559 Tom Jones art.559 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.559&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50378&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Singer-Songwriter Fri, 17 May 2013 02:08:12 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.50378 art.50378 Harry Nilsson art.50378 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50378&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50378&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Pandemonium Shadow Show,appeared in 1967, Harry Nilsson was a music-industry veteran. He'd quit his bank job, the story went, after hearing the Monkees' version of his "Cuddly Toy" on the radio. Soon, his inventive medley of Beatle tunes, "You Can't Do That," had caught the group's ear, if not the world's. Despite his rich variety of self-penned classicist pop gems, it wasn't until Nilsson's cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'" was used in the film Midnight Cowboy that he scored a hit. He carried his gorgeous, vaguely precious style, rife with overdubbed voices (all his), through two more albums and the beloved kids' TV special The Point! before leaping in another direction. Hooking up with producer Richard Perry, he recorded Nilsson Schmilsson, a state-of-the-art pop-rock disc that still retained every bit of the artist's strange charm. Filled with oddball touches from a solo version of Louis Jordan's "Early in the Morning" to the mock-Caribbean "Coconut" and the thunderous rock 'n' roll of "Jump Into the Fire," it ultimately became best known for its most conventional track. Badfinger's "Without You" became a standard in Nilsson's version, which spent four weeks at No. 1. A bona fide superstar for the moment, Nilsson set off on the path of self-destruction. His excesses while recording 1974's Pussy Cats with John Lennon at the board led to his permanently damaging his voice. He continued to make occasionally striking music afterward -- most interestingly for the soundtrack to Robert Altman's Popeye -- but he never had another hit. Released around the time of his death in 1994, the two-CD anthology Personal Best did much for Nilsson's profile. His was suddenly a hip name to drop again in circles that revered the Beach Boys' and the Zombies' artier moments. He'd no doubt appreciate the irony of being at once an easy-listening oldies staple and a favorite of twentysomething indie rockers. - juhelszki]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5286525&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Garage Rock Revival Mon, 6 May 2013 03:54:46 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5286525 art.5286525 The Heavy art.5286525 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5286525&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5286525&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6300&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss British Invasion Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:28:07 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6300 art.6300 The Animals art.6300 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6300&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6300&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39656&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic Rock Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:32:26 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39656 art.39656 Cream art.39656 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39656&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39656&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal-Pop Fri, 3 May 2013 12:53:19 +0000 Top Oldies Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3952 art.3952 Dionne Warwick art.3952 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3952&variant=data&rws=%2Foldies%2Fartist-chart.rss Solid Gold, as Whitney Houston's aunt, and then as the mouthpiece for the Psychic Friends Network. Now these people are rediscovering her roots as a great vocalist. - NDEDINA]]>