Forty Years Ago: 1983, and the Pursuit of Pop Perfection
The Police, Prince, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, ZZ Top, U2, and Lionel Richie peppered 1983 with career-defining hit records. MTV...
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How Rock ‘n’ Roll Began
Rock ‘n’ roll began as an outcome of musical interactions between Black and White. How did it establish a stronghold...
Rock HOF Inductees Carly Simon and Pat Benatar Charted Non-Stop Hits in the ’70s and ’80s
Carly Simon was a fixture on the charts in the ’70s. Then, Pat Benatar ruled rock radio throughout much of...
Revolver: The Beatles At Their Collaborative and Creative Best
On recording the greatest record album of all-time. The Beatles album Revolver, forever in the shadow of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely...
When Soul Music and Rock Shared the Top of the Charts
The sixties was a time for breaking down racial barriers. Music was no exception. The Way It Was By the...
Helping Bob Dylan Create His Masterpiece
Mike Bloomfield’s and Al Kooper’s excellent adventure recording “Like A Rolling Stone” Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper met at the...
It Was 50 Years Ago Today! Rock Scaled New Heights in 1968
1968 marked the year when the Beatles topped the charts with a seven-minute single, Hendrix exquisitely covered Bob Dylan and...
