Blood Sweat & Tears　

Belle And Sebastian　

A band that takes its name from a French children’s television series about a boy and his dog would almost have to be precious, and to be sure, Belle and Sebastian are precious. But precious ..more

Black Country, New Road　

B.B.King　

Universally hailed as the king of the blues, the legendary B.B. King was without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century. His bent notes and stacca ..more

BECK　

Initially pegged as the voice of a generation when Loser turned into a smash crossover success, Beck wound up crystallizing much of the postmodern ruckus inherent in the ’90s alternative explosio ..more

bar italia　

Bobby Keys　

Best-known for his long association with the Rolling Stones, tenor saxophonist Bobby Keys spent several decades as an in-demand session man and touring musician, able to play blues, R＆B, a ..more

Beach House　

Despite their summery name, Beach House create music that is dark, dreamy, and alluringly hypnotic. Baltimore residents Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand (the niece of French composer Michel ..more

Basia　

Polish vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska spent several years in the pop band Matt Bianco, an offshoot of Blue Rondo a la Turk, before launching a solo career in 1987. With the musical assistance ..more

Blackberry Smoke　

Building on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock template with a good dose of outlaw honky tonk country and a little bit of bluegrass, gospel, and R＆B mixed in, Blackberry Smoke (singer/guitarist ..more

Bangles　

The Bangles combined the chiming riffs and catchy melodies of British Invasion guitar pop with a hint of the energy of new wave. In the process, they became one of the handful of all-female bands o ..more

Byrds　

Although they only attained the huge success of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and the Beach Boys for a short time in the mid-’60s, time has judged the Byrds to be nearly as influential as t ..more

Bad Religion　

Out of all of the Southern California hardcore punk bands of the early ’80s, Bad Religion stayed around the longest. For over a decade, they retained their underground credibility without turning o ..more

Bonnie Raitt　

Long a critics’ darling, singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt did not begin to win the comparable commercial success due her until the release of the aptly titled 1989 blockbuster Nick of Time; her ten ..more

Budgie　

Often thought of as a cross between Black Sabbath (due to their plodding, molten-heavy riffs) and Rush (due to their singer’s high-pitched, Geddy Lee-esque wail), the somewhat obscure {\Briti ..more

Blind Channel　

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