Carly Simon (MANDATORY CREDIT Michael Uhll/Redferns) Carly Simon performing at Billy Joel’s ‘Back to the Ranch’ music festival at the Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York on August 9, 1991. The…
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Remember When Heart Made Some Compromises on a Hit-Filled Album in 1985?
Singer-songwriter Nancy Wilson performing with American rock group Heart, circa 1985. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) Rock bands had some difficult choices to make in the 80s. Simply staying in a holding…
A Prison Sentence Inspired One of Etta James’ Biggest Hits
MUSCLE SHOALS AL – CIRCA 1967: R and B singer Etta James recording at Fame Studios circa 1967 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. (Photo by FAME Studios/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) In 1967, Etta…
3 Unusual Avant-Garde Songs That Became Surprising Mainstream Hits
Photo by Maurice Seymour/Kraftwerk/Getty Images; NEW YORK – CIRCA 1975: German electronic group Kraftwerk (L-R Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flur, Ralph Hutter and Florian Schneider) pose for a portrait circa 1975 in New…
4 Songs From 1967 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
Aretha Franklin, who had one of the biggest hit songs of 1967 In 1967, local top-40 stations were playing an eclectic mix of songs from a diverse list of artists. Everything from…