Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
The Eagles Double Up On A Billboard Chart With Two Beloved Albums
Two of the Eagles' most successful compilations, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and The Very Best of The Eagles, appear very ...
American Songwriter7d
4 Male Artists With Double-Digit Top-10 Hit Songs Over Four Decades
Some artists just know what their listeners want. While there are thousands (millions?) of bands, songwriters and performers ...
Americans Can’t Stop Listening To The Eagles, Especially Around Christmas
The Eagles' The Very Best of The Eagles compilation returns to multiple Billboard charts this week, as “Please Come Home For ...
Ultimate Classic Rock5d
Joan Baez: 10 Essential Songs
George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set on You," his last No. 1 single, was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. It was ...
Filmfare on MSN10d
Revisiting RD Burman, the last music emperor
On the occasion of RD Burman’s death anniversary, Devesh Sharma attempts to profile the enigma, who remains music’s last ...
Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave Duo That Rose to Fame With ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On I’m Comin’,’ Dies at 89
Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On I'm Comin' as half of the '60s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at 89.
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Six songs from the 1970s that were never supposed to be hits
And that’s how the Angels scored their one and only chart-topping single – “My Boyfriend’s Back.” Songs from the 1970s that ...
The Osmonds' Biggest Billboard Hits: ‘One Bad Apple' & More
Their mother, Olive, reflected on their origin, born of their Mormon faith, in a 1976 interview, as recounted in Fred Bronson ...
How many number ones did The Doors have?
The Doors are legendary and regarded as one of the best rock bands in history. But did that legacy translate to chart success with any number one songs?
The New York Times26d
Michael Brewer, Whose ‘One Toke’ Was a Big Hit, Is Dead at 80
The duo Brewer & Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1971 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a ditty about marijuana that ran afoul of Nixon-era censors. By Alex Williams Michael Brewer, half of the ...
Peter Yarrow, musician with Peter, Paul and Mary, the trio who took folk music to the top of the charts
Peter Yarrow, who has died aged 86, was the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, the American singing trio which took folk music ...