Radio Hits in October 1974: The ‘New Math’
The Best Classic Bands chart nerds noticed that this week featured 3 hits at the top with the word “Nothing” in the title: great songs by BTO, Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston
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Bruce Springsteen Adds Dates to 2025 E Street Band Tour
The band’s busy run began in February 2023 but was delayed when the star was recovering from illness
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Musician Deaths of 2024
Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us in 2024. We pay our respects.
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Watch Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Gordon Lightfoot, and Ronnie Hawkins Perform ‘Me and Bobby McGee’
When the four legends recorded the classic in 2016, its producer had a high class problem.
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Career-Spanning Elton John Documentary Coming, ‘Never Too Late’
It will have its streaming premiere in December on Disney+ after a limited theatrical run
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Warren Zevon Copes with Mortality in ‘Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School’
Newly sober after years of alcohol abuse and subsequent bad behavior, the singer and songwriter was forthcoming about his new outlook.
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Kris Kristofferson, Songwriting Legend and Actor, Dies at 88
His career accomplishments are legendary: writing “Me and Bobby McGee,” a #1 hit for Janis Joplin; a Rhodes Scholarship, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor
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Thin Lizzy Gets 6-Disc Set of 1976 Breakthrough Year
The Irish rock band’s 6th and 7th studio albums, Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox, were released that year with such memorable songs as “The Boys Are Back In Town”
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Mark Farner Interview: Grand Funk Railroad’s Highs & Lows
In a wide-ranging conversation, GFR’s guitarist recalls the band’s early days, peak years and the often bitter aftermath
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Electric Light Orchestra: ‘Eldorado’—A Mighty Spark
For their fourth LP, ELO moved past the uncertainties of their early years and took listeners on a journey into the future
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