From sea to shining sea, music has defined how Americans see themselves -- and their country. On the Fourth of July, these ...

Anyone wants to write songs bigger than their generation, but sometimes songs can get too attached to a specific point in ...

On this day (July 4) in 1970, the first American Top 40 countdown premiered on KDEO in El Cajon, California. Hosted by the legendary radio personality Casey Kasem, the show counte ...

Paul McCartney has opened up about what it was like to play live with The Beatles as he admitted not every song went down ...

Songwriters have long leant on the giants of classical music for inspiration: A Whiter Shade of Pale – among the bestselling ...

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The Beatles attracted huge crowds whenever they performed live, but not every song went down well with audiences. Paul ...

Debbie Harry has been the indisputable face and voice of the band Blondie in all the stages of its evolution and helped the ...

"All the songs I wrote that were successful were written when I was in a contented state of mind," said Orbison of his more ...

Before you press play on that playlist, check out some more of the best Blue-eyed soul singers you never knew were white!

One of its albums, The Rutles, reached No. 63 on the Billboard 200 in April 1978. The album comprises 14 original parodies, ...

Before you press play on that playlist, check out some more of the best Blue-eyed soul singers you never knew were white!