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The article focuses on the achievements of singer, songwriter and musician Bob Dylan. It states that Dylan is one of the very few personalities to come up intact from the '60s whirlwind. It mentions that Dylan gathered a lot of audience during his concerts and tours and a repeated standing ovations. It notes that made his reputation on writing songs about bigotry, nuclear destruction, war profiteers and social desolation. It also notes that Dylan and the Band are in complete control of the audience.

The article offers information on singer and musician James Taylor. James' father, Isaac Taylor was a doctor and his mother, Trudy Taylor, was the daughter of a Massachusetts fisherman and boat builder who before her marriage trained as a lyric soprano. James' first album came out in 1969 and sold 30,000 copies its first year. As mentioned, today Taylor is one of the best and steadiest national record sellers. "Sweet Baby James," his second album, has already sold 1,600,000 copies.

The article focuses on the high music lover population near Mississippi River. It discusses the musicians who talked about the places near Mississippi River in their music which includes Robert Johnson, Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. It further focuses on a music band of five people that named their group as "The Band." The group is high on Billboard's "Top LP" chart and they had sold close to a million records. It reports that Robbie Robertson's main contribution is as a composer of most of the group's songs and lyrics.

The article presents mix media reviews including the theatrical production "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," by Tom Stoppard, the film "Rachel, Rachel," starring Joanne Woodward, directed by Paul Newman, and the book "The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born," by Ayi Kwei Armah.

The article presents mixed media reviews including the television program "Gidget," starring Sally Field, the music release "Like a Rolling Stone," by Bob Dylan, and the book "Mrs. Jack," by Louise Hall Tharp.

The article features rock musician Graham Parker from Great Britain. It states that Parker is described as a singer who performs with fast, fierce, and sensual type of rock music. It mentions that Parker has songs that are presented with much spirit and a good performance of frequent shocks of anger, and had performed in concert tours with musician Ron Wood and the New Barbarians band. It says that Parker's music release "Howlin' Wind" in 1976 received various reviews in the music trade and had included in charts for top music albums, while his "Squeezing Out Sparks" had been considered as one of the best music releases in 1979. It adds that Parker is also being determined as a singer who sings with idealism and hope.

The article reviews several music releases, including "North Star" by Philip Glass, "In Flight" by George Benson, and "Marquee Moon" by Television.

The article focuses on the new troubadours in the music industry in 1966. It says that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are the most literate of the new troubadours and that they sing about the failure of man to communicate. The Mamas and the Papas build a vocal blend that floats through complex harmonic shifts, toying with rhythms that are as fresh as ocean breezes. It mentions that the Lovin' Spoonful mixes hard rock and country music, as well as funky blues and jug-band music.

The article focuses on rock and roll music, in which the message of the lyrics tackles social issues such as foreign policy and domestic morality. It mentions various songs including "Eve of Destruction," by Barry McGuire, which heralds a radical change for rock and roll and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," by couple songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, which expresses hope for freedom. It mentions that the origin of folk rock music was owed to famous contemporary composer Bob Dylan.

The article reports on the emergence of the power pop music, a division of punk rock that aims to please, tease and amuse the listeners. It defines power pop as a means to set loose the good times and cites the 29-year-old Britons Nick Lowe and the 35-year-old Dave Edmunds as the most accomplished purveyors for such music. It discusses in detail the contributions of Lowe and Edmunds. These include the music of Lowe that appears to be short, catchy and cunningly melodic and some of his tunes are "Music for Money," "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" and "Little Hitler." Another is the switch and swap of talents of the two wherein Lowe is in charge with the creation of tunes and Edmunds as Lowe's backup. The vision of Lowe in making tunes is also noted.

The article reviews the music release, "Street Hassle," by Lou Reed.

The article discusses the Moog synthesizer from engineering physicist Robert Moog. The synthesizer first introduced music through electricity alone and began to challenge the electric guitar for the top of the instrumental rock pile. It also notes that the guitar does not play a high eerie atomic sound, according to its inventor Walter Sear, a tuba manufacturer who worked with Moog for 18 years on the original synthesizer.