On August 4, 1958, Ricky Nelson‘s “Poor Little Fool” edged out Perez Prado’s “Patricia” to become the first No.1 on Billboard‘s newly-introduced Hot 100 chart. You
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“I want my MTV,” intones the distinctive voice of Sting at the beginning of Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing.” Europe finally got its MTV on August
The fleeting incarceration of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards after their drug convictions of 1967 was one of the biggest stories of what became known
By the time the Carpenters made their fourth studio album A Song For You, their place in the firmament of pop music was so assured
It’s an absolute classic, a power ballad and one that became the template for so many that followed in the 1980s by all those “hair
Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, has passed away. He was 82 years old. Earlier today, the following message was posted on
“In a tuxedo, I’m a star. In regular clothes, I’m a nobody.” So said Dean Martin, a man of many faces. Velvet-voiced crooner of some
What makes for the best breakup song? Well, since the beginning of time, romance has served as the inspiration to many musical compositions. But for
Beach Boys ‘409″https://www.udiscovermusic.com/”Surfin’ Safari’ artwork – Courtesy: UMG Things were never quite the same again for the young men from Hawthorne, California called the Beach
What are some of the best movie songs? Well, we’re talking about a lineage that started in the mid-40s through to the 60s, when Hollywood