The week begins with doo-wop (in fact the final go-round of the epic “Rock ‘N’ Doo-Wop” series hosted by Bowzer) and ends with Grateful Dead covers by Connecticut’s own Mystic Dead. In between are a ...

The sheer scale of Michael Jackson’s fame can sometimes overshadow the music itself. From the moment he danced into America’s ...

The Boston rockers' first single was this inspirational power ballad, which snuck into the lower reaches of the US Top 75 on ...

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When a songwriter is looking for inspiration for a new recording, sometimes the best thing to do is look to another for help.

In the 1960s, rock and roll was just coming into form. Thanks to acts like Bob Dylan and the many that came over from across ...

U2’s song "New Year’s Day," an instant pop hit of its time, has become a rock classic to be rolled out at the end of the year simply because of its festive name. But the true meaning behind ...

The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the most popular songs every week from Friday to Thursday based on the combination of their sales, online streams (audio and video), and radio airplay.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When you start your guitar journey, it’s very easy to imagine that you’d need to learn hundreds ...

Most rock bands need more than three chords to get them to superstardom. The songs might be paramount to any great rock and roll outfit, but there’s usually a bit of magic hidden in between everything ...

From the plethora of top tracks that came out in the past 12 months, these are the ones you need to hear. Some rocked, some rolled, some got down and bluesy, some went up country, and we've embedded a ...

A lot of 1970s music was just good old-fashioned fun, while some of it was disturbing beyond all measure. One 1970s classic rock song tackled a deeply upsetting subject. However, it spoke about a ...