‘Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations’: When Motown’s His & Hers Cadillacs Met Again
The LP was a perfect indicator of Motown’s growth, offering proof that Berry Gordy’s operation was quickly becoming a major Black-owned business.
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10 Rock Legends With Just One Top 10 U.S. Single
Our look at the stars whose career features a significant outlier: all of them share a chart oddity… just one Top 10 U.S. pop hit
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Quincy Jones’ ‘Back on the Block’: A Movie for the Ears
Recognized as one of the most unusual and kaleidoscopic albums ever produced, the 7x Grammy-winner featured an all-star cast.
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Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’: All Systems Go
Their debut is tuneful and literate, and the musicianship can be exuberantly loose or scarily precise, perched midway between jazz, rock, and rhythm and blues.
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And the Jukebox Kept on Playing…Johnny Rivers
A constant presence on the radio in the ’60s, his hits included “Secret Agent Man,” “Poor Side of Town,” “Memphis,” “Summer Rain” and many more.
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Paul McCartney Publishes ‘The Lyrics’ Book Expanded Paperback Edition
The career-spanning book, a #1 New York Times bestseller, has been updated to now total 161 songs across its 624 pages.
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Stacks and Stacks of Vinyl: Tower Records in the ’70s
Go back in time (before “big box stores” and the Internet) and watch film footage of when Tower Records’ Sunset Blvd store was an adventure in vinyl album shopping.
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Hootie & The Blowfish Announce 2024 Tour
The foursome sets out on the “Summer Camp with Trucks” tour with special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain
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The Number One Singles of 1976
Top 40 programmers were featuring less songs from rock acts. There were lots (and lots) of disco hits as audiences were taking to the dance floor
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Producer Jack Douglas Talks About the Aerosmith Years
We go behind the scenes with the legendary producer who made four classic albums with Aerosmith. “They sounded like truth,” he says.
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