The bass is rarely in the limelight. But together with the drums, the bass drives the beat of the song, at the same time ...

B.B. King was already a 20-year veteran bluesman when he began to seep into mainstream America's consciousness during the ...

Looking to expand your knowledge of iconic bass lines? Here is a compilation of amazing female bass players who have consistently killed it.

The Rush frontman charts his experiments in bass tone, and why he'd sometimes tackle the instrument like a lead guitarist ...

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally ...

The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.

More than their guitar playing, bass playing or drumming, the Beatles were known for their songwriting. Their lyrics, storytelling and the way they keyed into the collective consciousness with their ...

Joni Mitchell was an excellent lyricist and guitar player, but this song saw her open her style to the influence of other ...

Moon Pix exists outside of time, an endless loop of suspended moments, offering new fragments of meaning with each return.

When Eastern Hancock classmates Kade Hinton and Sullivan “Sully” Graham first laid eyes on their future bandmate, Cody Kelley ...

“It was my first concert. Prince was on the ‘Purple Rain’ tour and he had a string of shows at the St. Paul Civic Center right around Christmas,” he said. “It was absolutely life-changing.

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...