UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Singer Charley Pride performs on stage in the 1970’s. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) Songwriters are frequently the unsung (pun intended) heroes of the music industry. They aren’t…
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It Took George Jones More Than 80 Takes To Record His First No. 1 Hit
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of George JONES (Photo by Gems/Redferns) In 1959, George Jones had his first No. 1 single, with “White Lightning”. Written by J.P. Richardson, better known as The…
4 Sad Songs From 1969 That Perfectly Captured the End of an Era
Hollies 1969 (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** The year 1969 marked the end of one of the most incredible musical eras of the 20th century. And with it, there…
4 Rock Songs That Define the Classic Sound of the 1990s
(MANDATORY CREDIT Gutchie Kojima/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Nirvana, group portrait, backstage at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan, 19th December 1992. (From left) Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl. (Photo by Gutchie Kojima/Shinko Music/Getty Images)…
3 Songs From the 70s That Everyone Knows but Can Never Name
1971: (L-R) Dave Winthrop, Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie of the rock band “Supertramp” pose for a portrait in 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Some of the…