In the spring of 1954, when the nation’s top record was Perry Como’s “Wanted” and the top album was the soundtrack from the movie The Glenn Miller Story, a new musical style was germinating. Bill ...
Donny and Marie might have been on to something when they first sang about being a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n roll back in 1976. Though the cheeky song poked fun at the Osmond sibling ...
The rock 'n' roll era started in the '50s and has spawned all sorts of offshoots of "rock" in the seven decades of music since, including hard rock and metal. But how long was it into the rock 'n' ...
What year is it again? The Rolling Stones have new music out, NBC has an Elvis Christmas special coming, people are talking about Little Richard and Aerosmith is on a farewell tour. Rock ‘n’ roll long ...
When we think of rock ‘n’ roll history, there are certain moments that stand out as being crucial to the overall progression of the genre. These occasions endure in our minds in a number of different ...
Revisiting The Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock N Roll Star” 55 years later, from the Monkees to REM
In late December, Tom Petty‘s Twitter account resurfaced a 1985 live clip of Petty and his band the Heartbreakers running through their take on The Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.” The ...
On June 10, 1978, AC/DC enjoyed their first taste of chart success when the single “Rock ’n’ Roll Damnation” reached No. 24 in the U.K. chart. But it wasn’t a cause for celebration for the rising ...
Precious few bands can fill a stadium 52 years into their career — let alone play to an audience heavily populated by parents and their children, both generations sporting red devil horn headbands and ...
CNN’s original four-part series takes music fans behind the scenes of the benefit concert that featured performances by Queen, U2, Mick Jagger with Tina Turner and other icons. By Danielle ...
Burton Cummings isn't worried about the Guess Who being snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “I don’t think about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” Cummings told Cleveland.com in a recent interview ...
Cyndi Lauper, from left, André 3000 of Outkast and Sandra Denton of Salt-N-Pepa are among the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. (Rob Grabowski / Invision / AP; Scott A Garfitt / Invision / AP; ...
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