"Big Shot" by Billy Joel was inspired by a well-known musician. The Piano Man wrote the 1978 song with the Stones' frontman, ...
The Verve ‘s classic hit ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ is being released on 7 inch vinyl for the first time ever. The ‘Urban Hymns’ ...
This, then, is the last interview Terry Reid ever gave. Was it always going to be a musician’s life for you?
Porcupine Tree founder Steven Wilson is one of the most acclaimed remixers in music, and we spoke to him about some of his most memorable projects.
Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.
Jerry’s Middle Finger — named for a wood-chopping accident in the Santa Cruz Mountains that resulted in Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Jerry Garcia losing two-thirds of his middle finger when ...
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Today in Music History for Nov. 1: In 1847, Emma Albani, the first Canadian singer to distinguish herself in the international world of opera, was born in Chambly, Que.
A song can only hit the top of the charts by knocking another song down, and that's precisely what these three 1971 hit songs did.
The 60-year-old “rivalry” between who’s the better band between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones continues Nov. 8 at The ...
Plymouth Police celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue concerts held in 1975 at the town's ...
See the best 1960s music artists, from The Beatles to Motown legends, who shaped a revolutionary decade in music history.
The Cure are releasing 'The Show of a Lost World' concert film, which arrives in theaters worldwide in December.