As part of our Valentine’s week focus on ’60s love songs, Bill Graham examines how Dusty Springfield’s poise and sensual delivery, Burt Bacharach’s melody, Hal David’s lyrics, and Herb Alpert’s trumpet turn “The Look of Love” into an intimate portrait of desire lived in the moment.

In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, a look at Chad & Jeremy’s “A Summer Song” and the sweet ache of love already slipping into memory.

Tom Hambridge: Turning a blank page into “magic,” this five-time Grammy-winning producer, drummer, and songwriter shares how groove, emotion, and relentless curiosity forge today’s essential blues.

A look at Paul McCartney’s overlooked Beatles gem and the emotional depth that gives ’60s love songs their staying power.

Lived, learned, mastered: Tinsley Ellis translates decades of blues into acoustic brilliance on ‘Labor of Love.’

Lauren Anderson and Kara Frazier confront the cost of connection in their new collaborative single.

In this installment of Language of the Blues, black crepe shifts from mourning ritual to lyrical code, carrying loss, warning, and emotional finality through classic blues songs.

A song that moves like a long drive: steady, searching, and never settled. From Yarn’s forthcoming album ‘Saturday Night Sermon,’ out April 24 via 333 Entertainment.

Songs and stories from a performer whose voice and presence turn any stage into an evening measured in clever turns, exacting craft, and unexpected laughs.

Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet made their mark at the GRAMMYs, and return home to continue their Thursday night residency at Vaughan’s Lounge with more shows and new music on the horizon.