Being in a band is hard. Assembling a band is almost impossible. As anyone who’s been through a few bands can tell you, meeting a self-proclaimed “musician” should instill about as much enthusiasm in ...

For many years a double bass player influenced more by jazz and classical music than rock, Jack Bruce brought an acute melodic awareness to the bass guitar from the moment he picked one up.

Many rock and roll heroes from the 1960s and ’70s made overt moves to get back in pop music’s good graces in the second half of the ’80s. Ever the contrarian, David Bowie zigged when everybody else ...