Guardian Music — DM Stith and John-Mark Lapham's collaboration is the sound of two young men expressing the full range of their desire to never feel constrained – sexually, socially or sonicallyReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Rochester, NYC.The lineup: DM S... more info

Guardian Music — The soul singer and guitarist reflects on a turbulent career, Janis Joplin's final hours and making his comeback with the help of Damon AlbarnBobby Womack's career began in his teens in Cleveland, Ohio, when Sam Cooke mentored his family band, the Va... more info

Time — Simon Napier-Bell spent several decades behind the scenes in the pop music world; he co-wrote Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” managed bands including the Yardbirds, T. Rex and Wham!, and has written several books abou... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Prolific session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan, who played on hits by stars including Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Dusty Springfield, has died. Sullivan, 71, was reputed to have played on more than 1,000 hits including 55 number one singles... His... more info

ContactMusic — A session guitarist who played with David Bowie, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield has died.'Big' Jim Sullivan passed away at his home... more info

Guardian Music — Session guitarist with more than 50 chart toppers to his nameThe sound of British pop music in the 1960s was largely the creation of unsung recording-session musicians who accompanied the solo singers of the era and were frequently enlisted to improv... more info

Guardian Music — The time has come round again for this week's RR playlistAnother week, another Readers Recommend theme, regular as clockwork. Last week's call for songs about circles solicited some profoundly heady adventures into the subconscious and expressions of... more info

Guardian Music — Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipesSnapshot: My surprise 70th in CanadaMy life has been one amazing adventure since I arrived in British Columbia on the Canadian Star freighter in 1967, a teaching job on the isolated Sunshine Coast of B... more info

ContactMusic — Adele The Beatles and Susan Boyle are among the U K stars competing to be named Great Britains top cultural offering in a new poll Queen Elizabeth II One Direction the Harry Potter books and Dusty Springfield have also been shortlisted in the Greats.... more info

Soul Sides — Dusty Springfield: Crumbs Off the Table Girls Can’t Do What Guys Can Do From See All Her Faces (Philips, 1972). Also on Dusty In London. I have an inexplicable habit of constantly under-regarding Dusty’s catalog…it’s as if every time I di... more info