American singer and Rock and Roll pioneer Chubby Checker claps his hands and sings as he performs on Ed Sullivan’s CBS variety show, ‘Toast of the Town,’ New York, October 22, 1961….
4 Songs From the 1970s That Made You Wish You Were at the Disco
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Disco (as a trend) might have died in the 1970s, but disco (as a feeling) will live forever, thanks to the incredible music that helped define…
3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1990s I’d Skip School To Listen To
In the 1990s, we had a lot less to do than we have now. We didn’t have 1,000 streaming services, we didn’t have video game battles with people around the world, and…
No Lindsey, No Stevie, and No Magic: Remembering When Fleetwood Mac Released an Album With Fill-Ins in 1995
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Born 97 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Bakersfield Sound Pioneer Who Scored 21 No. 1 Hits and Changed Country Music
Buck Owens On this day (August 12) in 1929, Buck Owens was born Alvis Owens Jr. in Sherman, Texas. He and his band, the Buckaroos, rose to prominence in the 1960s. During…