Saturated in his father’s vast jazz record collection before he could even walk, Mike Clark translated an innate listening instinct into a trailblazing career that forever redefined the boundaries of funk and jazz drumming.

By chasing James Jamerson’s rumble through Motown’s basement windows and learning Stevie Wonder’s songbook purely by ear, Nate Watts turned deep listening and raw melodic instinct into a five-decade masterclass on bass.

Grounded in decades of pioneering blues, funk, and storytelling, 92 year-old Bobby Rush remains dedicated to preserving his history and passing his hard-earned wisdom on to the next generation.

Motown and Los Angeles session bassist Eddie Watkins, Jr. recounts his prolific career playing on iconic records for Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Herbie Hancock, and Gloria Gaynor, and shares his decades-long journey toward sobriety and spiritual music.

Grounded in a DIY ethic, cassette-loop experiments, and a slow climb through Bristol’s studio scene, Geoff Barrow traces a restless career built on instinct over expertise — from teenage sampler experiments through Portishead’s breakthrough and a late-career rebirth as a film composer and band member several times over.

In his book “Bust a Move,” (Kensington Books, 2026) music journalist Peter Relic chronicles the meteoric rise of Delicious Vinyl—the independent LA label behind massive late-’80s hits like “Wild Thing” and “Bust a Move”—while unraveling the mystery behind its co-founder, Matt Dike, who abruptly vanished at the height of his fame.

“Let the people know I’m still here.” Soul survivor Herman Hitson opens up about his journey from country-soaked Georgia to the Atlanta R&B scene, sharing the wild stories behind his rarest 45s, high-stakes tours, and decades on the road.

From his humble gospel beginnings in Tennessee to becoming one of Los Angeles’s most requested studio guitarists, Arthur Adams built an extraordinary six-decade career collaborating with icons like Sam Cooke, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith, The Crusaders, Nina Simone, and B.B. King.

Average White Band co-founder Hamish Stuart breaks down five decades of groove, reflecting on the band’s tight ensemble chemistry, the art of percussive rhythm guitar, and what it was like collaborating with icons like Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan.

Alan Shacklock details his journey from classically trained guitarist to founding member of Babe Ruth, highlighting how his 1972 composition “The Mexican” unexpectedly became a cornerstone anthem for early hip-hop, breakdancing, and modern sampling culture.