Legendary musician, producer and songwriter Al Kooper has released Black Coffee, his seventh solo album and his first in 30 years. Kooper has worked with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and B.B. King.

, which featured "Sweet Home Alabama." In fact, the Brooklyn-born Kooper is the "Yankee Slicker" Ronnie Van Zant is referring to in the song And though you've probably never noticed it, that's Kooper ...

Amidst the tumultuous changes of the 1960s music industry, sometimes gumption overruled talent, like the time Al Kooper snuck his way onto one of Bob Dylan’s most iconic tracks. Columbia producer Tom ...

The great Al Kooper. He founded Blood Sweat and Tears, played with the Rolling Stones, BB King, the Who, and many more. And by accident, he played the most famous organ riff ever on the number-one ...

It is one of the most iconic songs in the history of rock and roll. “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan showed to every other artist in the genre that lyrics could be complex, even unsympathetic, and ...

During a career that’s lasted for 50 years, Al Kooper has participated in many of rock’s most glorious milestones. As well as playing the keyboard parts on Bob Dylan’s Like A Rolling Stone and the ...

Al Kooper is an unlikely digital revolutionary. The 65-year-old Kooper is best known for several of rock’s most awesome analog moments. He played the check-your-head organ blasts on Bob Dylan’s “Like ...

Al Kooper, the invaluable musician who brought essential flavors to landmark records by Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, created Blood, Sweat & Tears and produced classic albums by Lynyrd Skynyrd and ...

Keep your weekends full of the coolest things to do around Boston with our weekly Weekender newsletter. Bobby Gregg’s opening snare drum snap of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” has been described ...

Al Kooper has lived a long and storied rock-and-roll life. And if you’re looking to hear about some of his exploits in the music business — which span 53 years — don’t expect him to share too much.

Kooper joins frequent Rock Hall nominee Chaka Khan and Elton John’s lyricist Bernie Taupin in the category, which was introduced during 2000 as the sideman award and renamed during 2010. Previous ...