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The Tragic Saga of Badfinger, Once Pegged as the ‘Second Beatles’

May 6, 2025
George Harrison Takes Command on “Something,” the Beatles’ Most Iconic Love Song

April 17, 2025
For Aging Rock Stars, 90 Is the New 30!

March 16, 2025
Four Crossroads for Little Feat

December 9, 2024
The Rise of FM Radio

October 11, 2024
John Mayall’s ‘Finishing School’ for Young British Blues-Rock Musicians

August 4, 2024
Jackie DeShannon Probably Wrote That Song

July 21, 2024
Rockabilly: Short Shelf Life, Long on Memories

July 6, 2024
Four Essentials About Daryl Hall and John Oates

May 17, 2024
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April 11, 2024
Six Cool Things About the Doobie Brothers

March 12, 2024
The Story of ‘Wooden Ships,’ the 1969 Song Composed Aboard David Crosby’s Boat

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Stevie Wonder’s Incredible ’70s Songbook

February 18, 2024
New York’s New Wave Rocks the ’70s

January 22, 2024
The Brill Building Sound Heralded Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Arrival

December 20, 2023
Sunshine Pop a ’60s Soundtrack

December 12, 2023
Folk Music Shaped the ’60s Countercultural Revolution

November 27, 2023
Forty Years Ago: 1983, and the Pursuit of Pop Perfection

September 26, 2023
The Legendary John Hammond

September 8, 2023
Jim Croce: So Many Songs, So Little Time

August 15, 2023
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August 9, 2023
The Sound of Philadelphia in Four Takes

July 26, 2023
Four Anti-War Rock Songs in the Bush Era

June 29, 2023
Feeling Funk, Y’all! Soul Music Gets a Facelift in the Seventies

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Late Seventies: Disco, Punk, and Classic Rock Collide in a Burst of Music Diversity

June 7, 2023
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Fats Domino and the Sound of New Orleans

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Sly and the Family Stone in Five Celebrated Songs

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Five Cool Things About Steely Dan

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The Story of the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Concert

March 30, 2023
Rock Songs About Drugs

March 21, 2023
Stax Records’ Enduring Legacy of Memphis Soul Music

February 16, 2023
Three Early Sixties Rock ‘n’ Roll Influencers

February 7, 2023
How Rock ‘n’ Roll Began, Part 2

January 14, 2023
Seeking a Definition of Progressive Rock

December 20, 2022
Five Cool Things About Pat Benatar

December 1, 2022
Rock HOF Inductees Carly Simon and Pat Benatar Charted Non-Stop Hits in the ’70s and ’80s

November 16, 2022
Best Rock Songs About Places, Revisited

September 28, 2022
1962 Instrumental Oddity ‘Telstar’ – It’s the Melody

August 12, 2022
The Kinks’ ‘Lola’ Was the First Mainstream Rock Hit with an LGBT Theme

July 26, 2022
Paul Butterfield Was My First Blues Harmonica Hero

July 14, 2022
Herb Alpert Is Perhaps the Most Successful Instrumental Performer in Pop History

June 15, 2022
Six Cool Things About The Band

May 24, 2022
Linking Metal with Punk in the ’80s and ’90s, Grunge Had Its 15 Minutes as a Seattle Thing

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Top 10 ‘Friendliest’ Songs in the Rock Era

January 18, 2022
1972 Gave Us the Greatest Soul Song Ever, the Temptations’ ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’

January 12, 2022
The Beach Boys in Two Songs

December 15, 2021
The Beatles’ White Album: Brilliance Overcame Adversity

October 21, 2021
James Taylor’s Apple Debut a Triumph Despite Secret Life

September 29, 2021
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September 9, 2021
The Jefferson Airplane Was a San Francisco Treat

August 25, 2021
Laura Nyro: The Best Songwriter You’ve Maybe Never Heard Of

August 4, 2021
Rubber Soul: The Beatles’ Pop Masterpiece

July 7, 2021
Revolver: The Beatles At Their Collaborative and Creative Best

June 2, 2021
Sheryl Crow’s Hit Song, “All I Wanna Do,” Gives Poet Wyn Cooper His 15 Minutes

May 20, 2021
The Yardbirds’ Sixties ‘Rave-Up’ with Three Legendary Guitars

April 22, 2021
Awesome Rock Guitar Recordings

March 23, 2021
Songs of ’71: John Lennon and Marvin Gaye Each Create a Masterpiece

March 17, 2021
Unheralded Session Players ‘Funk Brothers’ Key to Motown Sound

March 10, 2021
When Soul Music and Rock Shared the Top of the Charts

February 24, 2021
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven’ found in a Speck of Northern Alabama

February 9, 2021
Phil Spector’s Let It Be Beatles

January 27, 2021
The Musical Journey of ‘House of the Rising Sun’

January 13, 2021
Helping Bob Dylan Create His Masterpiece

December 29, 2020
The Allman Brothers Band Gave the Blues to Southern Rock

December 16, 2020
Power-Riffing with Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen

November 19, 2020
Four Awesome Bruce Springsteen Covers

October 7, 2020
After Phenomenal Success, Cat Stevens Hit the ‘Road to Find Out’

September 23, 2020
Unsung Passing: Peter Green, Founder of the Original Fleetwood Mac

July 29, 2020
Deja Vu All Over Again for ‘Captain Many Hands’

July 8, 2020
Jimi Hendrix and his Electric Lady

June 30, 2020
Little Richard & Elvis: Sexual Heat Birthed the Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll

May 12, 2020
Led Zeppelin Wins Copyright Appeal Over ‘Stairway to Heaven’

April 19, 2020
Songs of 1970: Last Hurrahs for the Sixties’ Top-Selling Acts

April 10, 2020
Seven Cool Things About Santana

January 24, 2020
Great Rock Albums Were Abundant in the Year 1969

November 4, 2019
Two Beloved Hit Songs Were Minted When Graham Nash Swapped Rock Bands

October 22, 2019
The Sixties Blues Revival

July 31, 2019
The Beatles’ Early Recordings: Baby Steps Along Abbey Road

July 23, 2019
Best Summer Rock Songs from the Sixties and Seventies

June 26, 2019
Rocketman Elton John’s ‘Border Song’ a Cry for Peace, Down with Bigotry

May 27, 2019
There Would Be No ‘Elton John’ Without Lyricist Bernie Taupin

May 21, 2019
John Fogerty’s Creedence Gig Was the Best of Times, Worst of Times

April 2, 2019
The 27 Club: A Rock Club That Nobody Joins Willingly

February 19, 2019
Satirical Rock Is About Subversion, Pushing Boundaries

January 29, 2019
Bruce Springsteen Joins Clive Davis at Columbia Records

January 22, 2019
When The Rolling Stones Crossed Over to Atlantic

September 18, 2018
Aretha Franklin Found Greatness with Atlantic R&B Pioneer

August 22, 2018
Arena Superstar Billy Joel Looks Back Fondly on Writing and Recording

July 25, 2018
Joni Mitchell Is Doing Fine, Thank You

June 14, 2018
Nilsson, Schmilsson & Lennon: Weighing Another ‘Fifth Beatle’

June 6, 2018
The Beatles’ Rooftop London Serenade

March 21, 2018
It Was 50 Years Ago Today! Rock Scaled New Heights in 1968

February 8, 2018
The Making of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

January 11, 2018
The Battle for Springsteen Tickets Premieres on Broadway

September 22, 2017
Glen Campbell & ‘The Wrecking Crew’

August 23, 2017
Paul McCartney Gets His Songs Back!

July 14, 2017
ZZ Top: Two Beards and a Drummer named Beard Wrote the Story of Texas Boogie

May 18, 2017
Canned Heat: Sex, Drugs & The Blues

March 20, 2017
Neil Young & Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Friendliest of Feuds

August 4, 2016
‘Progressive Rock’ – A Wayward Link in Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Saga?

May 13, 2016
Jerry Garcia, Owsley & Mountain Girl

March 21, 2016
Abbey Road’s ‘The End’ – A Beatles’ Farewell

February 3, 2016
Fleetwood Mac’s Tour Stirs Memories of the Original Blues Version

November 11, 2015
Spinners Thrived After Motown Exit

August 5, 2015
Pete Townshend’s Politics Are All Over the Map

March 25, 2015
The Legendary Battle Between the Rolling Stones and Their Notorious Manager, Allen Klein

February 24, 2015

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