Tom Petty set the scene with just a couple of lines: “Well, she was an American girl / Raised on promises.” In a little more than
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Van Halen accomplished a lot with David Lee Roth at the helm, but one summit they never reached was a No. 1 album with their original singer. Their

How Van Halen’s ‘Right Now’ Triumphed After Years in Purgatory

In February 1989, the Replacements appeared on the cover of Musician Magazine with a headline crowning them “The Last, Best Band of the ‘80s.” The

Revisiting Tom Petty’s Epic Run at San Francisco’s Fillmore

Talking Heads Started Small With ‘Love Goes to Building on Fire’

When a band gets its first No. 1 single, it’s a moment to celebrate. But for Mr. Big, the chart-topping success of “To Be With You,” which

With Van Halen’s final single, 2012’s “She’s the Woman,” the band finished where it started. The thumping rock song was first recorded by the group back in

Fans of Eric Burdon and the Animals lost their temper on March 1, 1967, when a show failed to go ahead – then later marched

Bob Dylan’s relationship with women over the years has been shrouded in mystery and pretty clear in his songwriting. From tenderly understanding songs like 1963’s “Don’t