When Eddie Van Halen Won the Internet With Family Photos
In 2019, a week after reports of health issues arose, the guitar legend appeared in a series of photos that elevated him to heights he likely never imagined
Read MoreWhen The Smithereens Turned It Up to ’11’
When recording their third album, the band “all felt that this would be a special record right from the start,” says guitarist Jim Babjak.
Read MoreBill Wyman on Brian Jones and the Birth of the Rolling Stones
In a 2002 interview, the former Stones bassist talks about Brian Jones’ love of the blues: “He created the band. It was his idea”
Read MoreGeorge Harrison Bio Arrives From Noted Beatles Author Philip Norman
‘George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle’ is from the author of the best-selling Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation
Read MoreWhen Paul McCartney Brought Johnny Carson a Birthday Cake
In 1968, Lennon and McCartney famously appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson but its host wasn’t there. Sixteen years later, Paul finally met Johnny
Read MoreRocking the Charts: The Top Albums of October 1981
Though Top 40 programmers stubbornly played songs by A/C acts, the top slots on the US sales chart were dominated by rock acts
Read MoreMerle Haggard & Willie Nelson’s ‘Pancho & Lefty’: Masters at Work
Austin met Bakersfield on this meeting of consummate country stars in the early ’80s, produced with Chips Moman, designed to look backward and forward at the same time.
Read MoreNeil Young’s ‘Comes a Time’: Direct From The Heart
Young became mostly restrained and melancholy for this 1978 release, drawing on folk and country idioms. It includes recordings made over several years.
Read MoreThe Number One Singles of 1967: With Love
26 songs reached the top of the U.S. pop chart that year. And in many cases, there are some wild stories behind these rock, pop and R&B hits
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