Connie Francis, the pop singer known for hit singles like “Pretty Little Baby” and “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” died on Wednesday, July 16. Francis’ publicist, Ron Roberts, announced the musician’s ...

Why Bob Dylan and The Band ignoring what the rest of the world had to say changed the sound of rock 'n' roll forever.

Between 1959 and 1964, Midtown Manhattan was the nerve center of the American pop music industry. Inside just a few square blocks near Times Square, the so-called “Brill Building Sound” flourished, ...

Mark Volman, best known for his work with The Turtles on hits like “Happy Together,” died Friday in Nashville.

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Discover the powerful 1960s songs of peace and love that brought people together during turbulent times. These timeless anthems still inspire unity and harmony today.

Connie Francis, who has died aged 87, had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Mama". From 1958 ...

Sometimes, the catchiest one-hit wonders of a whole decade, like the 1960s, end up being forgotten. The following three solitary hits from that decade have been forgotten by many, but they deserve a ...

Most Americans know the name B.B. King. On what would have been his 100th birthday, we remind of why he was the King of the ...

Looking back upon the 1966 album 'Wild Is The Wind', which established Nina Simone among the most defiant, confrontational voices of the civil rights movement.

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. Swift is often compared to The Beatles, who over a ...

I started it as a sceptic, unconvinced by AI hype, and have since spoken with musicians, campaigners and legal experts. Some are in favour of AI music, others are not. There are numerous uses for AI ...