The Beatles on ‘Top of the Pops,’ June 1966. Photo – Courtesy: Ron Howard/Redferns The song that’s often seen as the gateway from The Beatles’
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The Rolling Stones‘ exile in France wasn’t exactly a true exile. They were simply moving to the continent for tax reasons. It was a meticulously
They’d done it with “My Girl,” then with “I Can’t Get Next To You.” On April 3, 1971, they did it again. That edition of
By the time Junior Murvin released his debut album, Police & Thieves, the lead single had already become the sound of political unrest. The song
Any list of 20 great guitar solos by one of its most brilliant practitioners will prompt intense debate. So we hope you’ll enjoy our playlist
This was the album that proved to be the breakthrough for Peter Frampton in America. Frampton was released in early March 1975, just before Peter’s 25th birthday,
In the lead up to 2006’s Educated Horses, Rob Zombie found himself at something of a crossroads. With a career in movies now firmly established,
Paul McCartney once wrote that “your mother should know.” But it was Elsie Starkey, the mother of Ringo Starr, who was key to the creation
Chicago soulster Lou Rawls landed his first, long-awaited hit single on Capitol with “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing.” That 1966 side went all the way
Frank Zappa’s 1974 album Apostrophe (‘) is one of the composer’s defining records. Firstly, there’s that sleeve image; half-hair and moustache, half Zappa looking intensely