circa 1955: American rock ‘n roll singer Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977) with a twelve string guitar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) In the 1950s, pop music was beginning to evolve. Here…
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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1965
The Beatles rehearse at the ABC Theatre, Blackpool for the group’s bill-topping appearance on ABC TV’s Blackpool Night Out, 1 August 1965. Left to right: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and…
3 Country Lyrics From the 1990s That Should Be Studied in Songwriting Classes
Tim McGraw The 1990s have been touted by pretty much everybody as the golden age of country music. It had just enough pop appeal to spark a massive boom in popularity, but…
4 Country Hits From 1975 That Time Forgot, but We Sure Didn’t
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Jessi Colter Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Quite a few great country songs dropped in 1975, but even the more successful hits have been forgotten…
3 Rock Bands That Actually Split at the Right Time
The three founding members of Talking Heads on a Manhattan rooftop, US, 1976. (Jerry Harrison would join the group at the beginning of 1977.) (L-R) Bassist Tina Weymouth, singer-guitarist David Byrne and…