Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Dolly Parton’s fans are remembering her in the best way they know how—through music. Following the country music icon’s death on Aug. 25, her streaming numbers…
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Born 80 Years Ago on the Isle of Man, the Disco King Who Wrote Hits for Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Diana Ross
Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees On this day (September 1) in 1946, Barry Gibb was born in Douglas on the Isle of Man. He rose to fame as a member of…
3 Rock Songs From the 1990s That Will Actually Make You Smarter
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH, 1993: Lead singer Thom Yorke of the British alternative rock band Radiohead poses for a portrait circa March, 1993 in New York, New York. (EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS…
4 Times Dolly Parton Proved She Was One of America’s Greatest Country Songwriters
American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton wearing a denim jacket, 1979. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) There was no one quite like Dolly Parton. And at various points in her career, particularly in the…
5 Top 40 Hits From 1965 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart
Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images The mid-1960s marked major changes in mainstream music: preferences for rock bands over singular stars, doo-wop stepping back to make room for soul and R&B, and in the…