At the height of his "Ziggy" period, Bowie took this drawling Louisiana artist under his wing. The results were...interesting ...

The seemingly-last minute rooftop show by the Beatles required lots of little logistical moves, any one of which could've ...

Classical music has long underpinned the skill set of many classic rock artists -- and has been the basis of several classic ...

Talent booker Vicki Wickham played a huge role in getting BBC exposure for big names -- as well as shepherding Dusty ...

Dots Will Echo released a power-pop song that should've been much bigger. But this NJ band only made waves...in Scandinavia.

For every fan of Bob Dylan’s vocals, there’s a dissenter; that’s not the strange part. What’s odd is that admirers who love his voice also sometimes hate it — and then love it again. His own vocal ...

There are duos (like Hall and Oates) who had many, many hits. Then there are those duos who only had one big hit together.

Rush had the talent. They just needed a smart strategy to get signed in America. Here's how it went down (by the guy who did ...

Rockabilly has always been the unruly kid in the rock ’n’ roll family — the one with the greased‑back hair, the twitchy leg, and the grinding guitar. Born in the mid‑1950s, revived with surprising ...

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It’s a shame that The Sweet, who wanted to shed their teeny-bopper image and go heavy metal, didn’t first consult with the Monkees who also grew tired of recording music foisted upon them by outside ...