This article was originally published in Death and Taxes on February 24, 2012. The saxophone is an instrument that has run through an ongoing cycle of cool and uncool dating back to the birth of rock ...

You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on their ...

In the summer of 1978, Gerry Rafferty's song “Baker Street” became a top-five hit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. And for good reason. If there were an official anthem ...

What is your favorite saxophone part or parts in a rock ’n’ roll song? The sax is one of my favorite instruments. Its importance in jazz music cannot be overstated, but it also is a instrumental in ...

"Learn to work with a saxophone, I play just what I feel…" - Steely Dan 6 AM on a Thursday morning, I'm rambling out the grocery store with my supply of granola bars and coca-cola to survive another ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech Librarian, who can be reached at [email protected]. This week’s article about Slaton’s Bobby Keys is the ...

Saxophonist David Sanborn, a 6-time Grammy Award-winner who worked with music icons like David Bowie, Stevie Wonder and The Rolling Stones, died of complications from prostate cancer on Sunday. He was ...

One of Bill Clinton's saxophones from the 1993 inauguration -- pictured on the left -- is headed to auction. Guernsey's; Getty A saxophone that former president Bill Clinton played at his inaugural ...

Little Rock Winds and conductor Israel Getzov present a concert titled "Hobbits and Sax," 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. Saxophonist and ...

Saxophonist Bobby Plair Sr., whose family of musicians perform together under their last name, dies at 98. His music passion extended to teaching as well.