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With her classy, processed make of romantic soul, Anita Baker was among the definitive quiet storm singers from the ’80s. Gifted with a solid, supple alto, Baker was affected not merely by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which provided her music a distinctly adult style. Steady and mellow, …

Perhaps one of the most distinctive instrumental sets of the ’50s and ’60s, Johnny & the Hurricanes produced the very best Ten strike “Crimson River Rock and roll” and scored other instrumental strikes that mixed rock and roll & move with traditional melodies. Originally referred to as the Orbits, the …