ZZ Top unlocked a potent, universal truth with their 1983 smash “Sharp Dressed Man”: Sharpness isn’t a one-size-fits-all aesthetic, but a state of being. This came
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Grand Funk Railroad were huge during the first half of the ’70s. Every album they released between 1969 and 1975 went either gold or platinum, and
Steely Dan became unlikely hitmakers with their debut album, Can’t Buy a Thrill, but they refused to retread familiar ground on their sophomore LP, Countdown to Ecstasy, released in July
As Jackson Browne prepared to release his sixth studio album, he was at the peak of his pop success. His previous LP, 1980’s Hold Out,
Few clubs are as associated with one band’s rise to stardom as Liverpool’s Cavern Club is with the Beatles. On Aug. 3, 1963, they played
The former Little Stevie Wonder had long since dropped that child star-era prefix from his name. Still, Innervisions, with its very adult themes, was where
The summer of 1973 was marked by sunshine-filled afternoons soundtracked with some of history’s best music. Acts like ZZ Top, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones released
By 1983, Elvis Costello had experienced both ends of the career spectrum. He enjoyed commercial success with his first albums, but had trouble landing hit singles from 1981’s
“Outlaw Man” was a rarity in the Eagles catalog, a single written by someone outside the band. But it was integral in helping shape their
On Aug. 6, 1973, Stevie Wonder was heading to a radio station in Durham, N.C., to promote his new album, Innervisions, when he was involved in