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The singer’s old label boss called the song ‘a morbid mess’, but it shot to number one in the US
Album cuts attest to the powerful range of the artist’s voice – as folk singer and muse to a jug-band belter
Stellar names from the worlds of jazz, folk and rock paid tribute to the guitarist and songwriter
The unlikely pairing of the 1960s folk veteran and the former Sonic Youth frontman revealed surprising affinities
A look at the 60-year-old ‘Anthology of American Folk’ and its enduring influence on the genre
The Blur guitarist’s best solo effort yet is a satisfying reversion to art-punk mode
The US alt-rockers’ songs meander rather than march by, yet there is a lot of action going on
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