Playboy Jazz & Rock Poll

Playboy Jazz & Rock PollIt was an interesting year. Gangsta rappers faced tremendous pressure to censor themselves. Pearl Jam tried to tour without Ticketmaster. Courtney Love's every move was recorded by photographers. The media frenzy surrounding Michael Jackson's CD History didn't add up to huge sales. A young fiddle player, Alison Krauss, revived bluegrass. Saxophonist James Carter made jazz seem young again. There was a big blues revival on CD, and good-time music from Sheryl Crow. Hootie &...