Bob Dylan, who turns 80 on May 24, expanded my musical and conceptual horizons from my college days onward.

The enchanted universe that Romeo alludes to is full of unpredictability and surprises.

“Living For The Other Side” is one way to stay conscious and alive, and to be reminded of what we are worshipping.

When I was unmoored from the church, Marley's music and messianic faith told me: No, God has not forgotten you.

Marooned in his home in Connecticut much of last year, unable to tour or even safely hang out with his band, he sat in his home studio and put together a list of favorite church music, from “Amazing Grace” to 1970s-era Catholic folk Mass tunes to modern gospel songs. 

Going through old files, America's editors found a few interesting submissions (and rejections).