It took Billy Idol just 20 minutes to write his classic song “White Wedding” after he sat in the recording studio and began thinking about his sister’s
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How Fleetwood Mac Mixed Tradition and Technology on ‘Everywhere’

When George Harrison met his first wife, Pattie Boyd, and asked her to dinner, she was honest with him: She already had a boyfriend. Boyd,

Stevie Wonder’s early 1972 release Music of My Mind was an incremental achievement, as he neatly refined the approach of earlier, more uneven albums. The

Try as he might, Paul Stanley was unable to break Kiss’ trend-chasing ways when it came time to record 1997’s Carnival of Souls. “I was

Jerry Lee Lewis had been warned ahead of his British tour in May 1958 that he shouldn’t take his new wife to the U.K., but he didn’t

The late ’80s were a challenging period for classic rockers: Could they remain relevant and maintain their levels of success, born of moments six or

All should have been well in 1982 as Pat Benatar settled in to record her fourth album, Get Nervous. Her previous three records were all

Warren Zevon’s final appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman on Oct. 30, 2002 was memorable for a few reasons. One was how Zevon’s profound sense of

In 1972, 22-year-old Stevie Wonder released his 15th album, Talking Book. The LP’s lead single, “Superstition,” marked a career turning point for the artist. By the early