The Beatles have important songs for different reasons. But when it came to out and out stardom, nothing topped this iconic ...

Bluegrass couldn't avoid the transformative touch of the '60, and we think that 1968 was one of its most exciting years.

Some things are so good they just have to be shared. And in true Midwestern fashion, that’s what our state has done. For the second installment of “Illinois 250,” a look back at what the Chicago area ...

As a studio guitarist, recording engineer, producer, and more, Ron Steele has had a hand in thousands of records without ever becoming a marquee name.

Early acts of 50 famous musicians. Even the most gifted musician has to start somewhere. Some performers strike gold right off the bat writing #1 hits, but most have more modest b ...

On May 27, 1963, Dottie West recorded "Let Me Off at the Corner", which hit the country songs chart several months later.

More than 60 years later, the chart-topper remains a classic reminder of this country legend's talent and the heartbreaking ...

Kym Karath is a former child star who played Gretl von Trapp in the 1965 movie. She is supporting a new exhibition on the Motion Picture Mothers at The Hollywood Museum.

At the time of this set’s performances, Miles Davis was one of the most pivotal figures in jazz music, and he had long seen France as being important to his career. From a 1949 festival appearance ...

What should come first: music or lyrics? That question, arguably the popular song’s equivalent of the chicken-and-egg conundrum, has long been debated by songwriters. It might seem inconsequential, ...

The controversial artist's life was "full of bad luck and misadventure," and produced several country classics. By Lars Brandle David Allan Coe, a standout in the pack that was country music’s outlaw ...