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Released by Dunhill in 1966, “See Ya ’Round on the Rebound” brought Shelley Fabares’ brief but memorable solo singles run to a low-key close, four years...
Barbara Mandrell’s breakthrough 1978 hit turned heartbreak into a sharp, modern statement and helped define a new era of country stardom.
With her 1974 recording of “You’re No Good,” Linda Ronstadt turned a well-traveled song into a defining radio statement and cemented herself as one of the...
Merle Haggard Never Stopped Running From the Quiet From a troubled youth and a prison sentence at San Quentin to a towering career in country music,...
How “Unchained Melody” Became a Quiet Song With an Immortal Echo Gentle in construction but overwhelming in feeling, “Unchained Melody” has endured for decades as one...
Badfinger’s ‘Come and Get It’ Helped Open a New Chapter for British Rock Pop in 1969 Written and produced by Paul McCartney for The Magic Christian,...
The Boy Who Warned Blackwood Creek Without Words As relentless rain closed in on Blackwood Creek, a five-year-old boy’s sudden, wordless urgency became the town’s first...
‘Unchained Melody’: How a 1955 Song by Alex North and Hy Zaret Became a Pop Standard Through The Righteous Brothers Written in 1955 for a prison...
How ‘The Gambler’ Became a Song Millions of Americans Took as a Guide to Life Released in the late 1970s, Kenny Rogers’ signature hit turned a...
How Kenny Rogers’ ‘The Gambler’ Became a Life-Lesson Anthem for Generations Released at the end of the 1970s, Kenny Rogers’ signature hit turned a plainspoken encounter...