Dire Straits had been building their audience, both in the U.K. and around the world, for years by the time they achieved their first British
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The Billboard issue of October 15, 1966 confirmed what fans of Frank Sinatra had known for a while: The Chairman of the Board was back.
Grand Funk Railroad’s sales in America in their first five years of success make for awe-inspiring reading. During that period, from their 1969 debut with
One of America’s quintessential album rock bands were suddenly on the verge of a No.1 single on October 13, 1973. The Allman Brothers Band had
Ian Gillan was on his way to being a superstar with Deep Purple when he played one in the lead role of a musical. It was the
Released on October 11, 1976, ABBA’s fourth album Arrival marked the moment when everything moved up a gear for the group. The Eurovision Song Contest
A rough rule that reggae fans discover early on is not just to look at the name of the artist on a record that’s unknown
The heady experimentation of the 70s was the perfect pop laboratory for the four members of 10cc, who, prior to forming the group, had built
The John Lennon-penned “Come Together” may have been a memorable opener for Abbey Road, but it was actually one of the last songs The Beatles
In July 1948, Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra was on tour across America. Traveling with them was a young 25-year-old guitarist who was beginning to make a