The Monkees pop group Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith pose in their directors chairs for the 1966-68 tv series. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) Many a baby boomer…
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The Mystery Behind The Beach Boys Song With No Known Writer
The Beach Boys had multiple hit songs in 1966 When we listen to The Beach Boys’ version of “Sloop John B”, it seems impossible that Brian Wilson didn’t pen it. This song…
5 Essential New Wave Vocalists Who Helped Make the Subgenre Legendary
CLARKSTON – JULY 14: Guitarist Porl Thompson, bass player Simon Gallup, musician, songwriter and lead singer Robert Smith, drummer Boris Williams and keyboard player Laurence ‘Lol’ Tolhurst, all members of the English…
The Bill Withers Lyric That Immortalized a Family Elder in 1971
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: HAMMERSMITH ODEON Photo of Bill WITHERS, 231-233 (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) Grandmothers often make passing appearances in pop songs. But rarely are they the center of attention…
A Stranded Woman Inspired This Massive ZZ Top Single
Portrait of members of the American Rock group ZZ Top as they pose backstage at the Metro Center, Rockford, Illinois, February 8, 1984. Pictured are, from left, Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons, and…