Guardian Music — American singer and songwriter held in special affection by Northern Soul fansThe American singer and songwriter Dobie Gray, who has died of cancer aged 71, was best known to a general audience for his 1973 hit Drift Away, which sold more than a mill... more info

Guardian Music — Singer with the American vocal group the Soul ChildrenThe soul singer J Blackfoot, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 65, was a member of the Soul Children, a vocal quartet whose searing ballads of heartache and infidelity were among the last maj... more info

ContactMusic — Bryan Ferry was at Buckingham Palace in London today with the Roxy Music front man and solo artist meeting the Queen to pick up a Cbe - an experience he described subsequently as humbling The 66 year-old has been a major force in music for over 40 ye... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Bryan Ferry was honoured with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire Cbe medal at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday 30Nov11 The Roxy Music frontman was the guest of honour at Queen Elizabeth IIs royal residence where he was rec.... more info

Guardian Music — The Workers put out new version of the classic Let's Work Together to capture the spirit of the trade union movementVillage People never managed a lineup like this: the Workers, a group that includes a firefighter, a probation officer, a midwife, an ... more info

Guardian Music — Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin Aston on how Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren became a modern classicIt's a Jim'll Fix It fantasy for any musical o... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... Last month, Bryan Ferry played his first L.A. show in a decade at the Greek Theatre. His set was covers-heavy, with takes on Dylan,... more info

Guardian Music — On her covers album of 80s alt-anthems, Amelia Warner transforms synthetic songs into pure-voiced, piano balladsHometown: Herefordshire.The lineup: Amelia Warner (vocals, piano).The background: You may not have heard of Amelia Warner, who goes by the... more info

Guardian Music — This 1974 classic is a reminder of when Bryan Ferry was an unsettling superstar rather than a wannabe aristocratBryan Ferry might be dismissed these days as an aristo-following, foxhunting-sympathetic irrelevance, but it's almost impossible to overst... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ferry portrayed the kind of high-romantic consumption familiar from any number of literary characters; he was a man obliterated by love -- a slave to it.Ferry portrayed the kind of high-romantic consumption familiar from any number of literary charac... more info