Don McLean On this day (June 22) in 1980, Don McLean was on a three-week run at the top of the UK Singles Chart with “Crying.” The next year, it would land…
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4 Songs That Outlasted the Movies They Were Written For
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of SURVIVOR and Stephen PEARCY and RATT and Jim PETERIK and Jimi JAMISON and Marc DROUBAY and Stephan ELLIS; L-R Jim…
Born in Texas 90 Years Ago Today, This Rhodes Scholar, Standout Athlete, and One of Country Music’s Greatest Songwriters
Actor, singer, songwriter, musician, Kris Kristofferson wearing a white T shirtsits on a piano bench with a microphones in front of him while playing an acoustic twelve string guitar at Combine Studios…
Most People Misunderstand the Message Behind This Hit Elton John Single From 1974
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Elton John performs on stage at Shibuya-Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan, 10th May 1971. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) In 1974, Elton John had a big single…
Remembering When Paul McCartney Bulked up Wings for a Hit Album in 1975
Paul McCartney of Wings, London, circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) It’s not necessarily considered the best Wings album. Nor is it the most successful. But Venus And Mars, released in…