How the Song Came to Be
John Fogerty Talks About Writing ‘Proud Mary’
50 years after he began writing one of his most-beloved songs, the musician shared how he first started writing it and how the title came to be
Read MoreThose Soul-Tastic James Brown Song Titles
Over 4 decades between his first and last chart entries, the “Godfather of Soul” helped define the times during the ’60s and ’70s
Read More‘Love Me Do’: The Beatles’ 1st Single Was the Sound of Identity
We don’t talk about it as one of the great debut singles, but perhaps that’s because it transcends the normal categories.
Read More‘Billy Jack’: One Tin Soldier Rides Away
The movie, directed, written and starring Tom Laughlin, had a long journey on its way to the screen. Its memorable song was recorded – and charted – multiple times
Read MoreThe Inspiration For Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’
Every rock fan knows the classic riff but what exactly is Deep Purple’s best known song about? We take you behind the scenes in 1971.
Read MoreThe Kinks’ ‘Celluloid Heroes’ @50: Everybody’s a Star…
“Everybody’s a dreamer, and everybody’s a star,” Ray Davies sang. But it was never quite that simple. Watch a stellar performance of this Kinks Klassik.
Read MoreDion’s Moving ‘Abraham, Martin and John’
Tension was in the air in 1968 and rock music reflected the turmoil. Then came a voice from the past, gently singing of non-violence and hope.
Read MoreCarly Simon’s Breakthrough to Superstardom: ‘You’re So Vain’
Watch the singer-songwriter perform a previously unheard verse of her huge 1972 hit from a ‘Carly Simon No Secrets’ classic albums special
Read MoreDonovan on ‘Season of the Witch’: ‘The Spookiness Was Real’
“The darkness was coming down. The darkness was the freedoms that I spoke of, that opened the doors. That spookiness in the record was real.”
Read More‘Yellow Submarine’ Before It Was ‘Yellow Submarine’— A Naked Submersible, Sung By John Lennon
Most fans had no idea that these early compositional demos of the song existed. Now that we do, we can never think of it the same way again.
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