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Kristi Wooten

What Prince's Death Teaches Us About the Power of Music

1981 seems like just yesterday. Remember roller skating with your friends to Prince’s song “Controversy”? Fast forward 35 years, and it’s...

Kristi Wooten

Duran Duran Live: Dancing is in the DNA

Move over, nostalgia. When a band brings its personal best to the stage, there’s only room for respect. Friday night at Atlanta’s Philips...

Kristi Wooten

Exclusive: How Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Helped Each Other Win

Thirty years ago, no one might have predicted that Nile Rodgers would be on the road with Duran Duran in 2016. Yet, this spring the...

Kristi Wooten

The World Without George Martin

In the America song, “Tin Man,” folk rhythms sweep into jazz harmonies and arpeggiated piano riffs. Listening to that recording is like...

Kristi Wooten

My White-Label Copy of "September"

In homage to Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind and Fire, who died February 3, 2016. #EarthWindandFire #featured #MauriceWhite...

Kristi Wooten

The Bowie Brigade

Atlanta’s Bowie Parade, in honor of David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016. Photo by Kristi York Wooten #Atlanta #DavidBowie #featured...

Kristi Wooten

Why We're Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center

By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral video of the Queen of Soul singing for the Obamas and songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center...

Kristi Wooten

The Endless Dance: Spending My Birthday With Spandau Ballet

A woman checks my ID at ATL TSA and hands me my driver’s license. “Make it a good one,” she says. I walk to T Gates and fill my water...

Kristi Wooten

U2's Age Against the Machine

BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST Many of today’s top touring artists, including Taylor Swift, One Direction, the Rolling Stones,...

Kristi Wooten

The Legacy of Live Aid

On July 13, 1985, Africa became a brand. The image of a starving Ethiopian girl named Birhan Woldu flickered across TV screens as Paul...

Kristi Wooten

Will Super Fans Save Music?

Not too long ago, I had an interesting phone call with Benji Rogers, the president and founder of PledgeMusic. We geeked out about...